Teams and coaches must be trained in concussion identification and prevention.
Boston's new youth sports head injury ordinance takes effect today. Youth Sports leagues and teams face a set of new requirements to help reduce the number of concussions and other brain injuries caused by contact sports. Youth sports teams must now have in place training for staff to both identify and manage head injuries, according to MyFoxBoston. The new rules apply to both public and private groups, going a step beyond state law, which requires head injury training for staff of high school and public teams. Community centers that organize games and any group that needs a permit for city-owned property would also have to follow the rules, according to The Boston Globe. Concussions and other brain injuries have been a hot topic of pro …
Each week the JP Patch Moms Council tackles a parenting topic for community discussion.
This week's discussion is about winning and losing (or choosing not to participate in) kids' sports. JP moms Deb Nam-Krane gets the discussion going with her perspective. Ask the Moms Council questions or chime in with your own opinions in the comments section. Deb Nam-Krane: There are plenty of ways children can compete outside competitive sports. For a couple of reasons, I've chosen not to enroll my children in competitive sports. It's expensive; my children are miserable with seasonal allergies; and having always been the last person picked for dodgeball in school, I know kids can be jerks in those situations, and too many adults will let them. There are still plenty of other ways children can compete. One of my kids can't ride a bike …
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Matt
8:11 am on Friday, February 17, 2012
It would be nice to have more than one opinion on this subject. My parents made me play soccer and join the cub scouts (then onto boy scouts) as a kid, and while I'm not at all into sports now, I'm very thankful they did. I think competition is part of life - especially with strangers or those outside your family. If my parents protected me so much that I wasn't prepared to deal with real … more ›