Importance A report by the Institute of Medicine called for comprehensive nationwide
concussion incidence data across the spectrum of athletes aged 5 to 23 years. Objective To …

Football has the highest injury rate amongst popular American sports. Of those injuries that
end seasons or careers, the knee is the most common culprit. This is of particular concern …

A controversial theory proposes that playing tackle football before the age of 12 causes later
in life brain health problems. This theory arose from a small study of 42 retired National …

Background Although injuries related to sports and recreation represent a significant burden
to children and youth, few studies have examined the descriptive epidemiology of sports …

Context: Few validation studies of sport injury-surveillance systems are available. Objective:
To determine the validity of a Web-based system for surveillance of collegiate sport injuries …

With concussion rates on the rise for football players, there is a need for further research to
increase skills and decrease injuries. Behavioral skills training is effective in teaching a wide …

Objective To describe the characteristics of wrestling injuries occurring in male athletes
aged 7–17 treated in United States (US) emergency departments (ED) from 2000–2006, and …

We evaluated verbal instruction and shaping using TAG (teaching with acoustical guidance)
to improve tackling by 3 high school football players. Verbal instruction and shaping …

Background: There is limited published research on the epidemiology of basketball injuries
treated in US emergency departments (EDs). Hypothesis: Age and sex patterns exist for the …

We evaluated an intervention that combined task analysis and differential reinforcement for
teaching tackling skills to 2 high school football athletes. As a result of intervention, both …