Legislation
On March 29, Colorado Governor Hickenlooper signed in to law ‘Jake Snakenberg Youth Sports Concussion Act’ making Colorado one of the dozen or so states to enact legislation. The bill requires that coaches receive education about concussion, that a student athlete is removed from the field of play if a concussion is suspected and that the student be signed off by a healthcare professional before returning to play.For more resources please visit: http://biacolorado.org/public-policy/sports-concussion/
The Act will take effect January 1, 2012. Click here for a copy of the act.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports is a free, online course available to coaches, parents, and others helping to keep athletes safe from concussion. Several sport-specific websites link to this course such as USA Rugby.
