With all of this new state-of-the-art sporting equipment, we’re made to believe that high school sports have actually been made safer over the years.
But, when we hear the chants and cheers; the utter excitement of the local crowd as the pigskin is sent hurtling into the air towards the Island Trees Bulldogs’ top receiver, it almost makes us, the spectators, forget how hard these teens are really hitting each other.
That is why in 1982, the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research was founded, to use data and research to prevent these catastrophic sports injuries from occurring. Through their research, scientists have developed the modern sporting equipment we use today to try and prevent further injuries in the game.
With all of the media attention focused on concussions in the National Football League, parents are starting to take notice of the dangers in youth sports. That is why on Aug. 12, the Town of Oyster Bay Sports Commission will host a symposium for parents on the signs, symptoms and treatment of concussions, at 7 p.m. at the Hicksville Athletic Center.
