sports concussions

William Ankrom is an Instructor and Clinical Education Coordinator in the Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition for the Athletic Training Program at UPMC.  He talks about being prepared for all emergencies at sports events and discusses who is in charge when it comes to injuries.... parents.. team trainer... physician.. EMS?

Thank you to: William K. Ankrom, MS, LAT, ATC Clinical Education Coordinator and Instructor, Athletic Training Education Program Instructor

New rules and regulations that aim to prevent concussions can teach sports kids to respect their opponents. And they don't undermine mental game skills like determination, focus and intensity.

That's the word from Thomas Heiden, who played college hockey at Notre Dame University and has coaches many different sports for a few decades. He's also a trial lawyer with Latham & Watkins who has handled high-profile youth sports cases.

Visit us at https://YouthSportsPsychology.com

New rules and regulations that aim to prevent concussions can teach sports kids to respect their opponents. And they don't undermine mental game skills like determination, focus and intensity.

That's the word from Thomas Heiden, who played college hockey at Notre Dame University and has coaches many different sports for a few decades. He's also a trial lawyer with Latham & Watkins who has handled high-profile youth sports cases.

Visit us at https://YouthSportsPsychology.com

Dr. Charles Tator is a Canadian neurosurgeon at Toronto Western

Hospital and a professor of neurosurgery at the University

of Toronto whose research has transformed our understanding of

spinal cord injury and concussions. He is amongst the leaders on sports concussions in the world.

He founded Think-First Canada, an injury-prevention foundation which is now part of

Parachute Canada, where he is also a board member. He is a recipient of the of

of the Order of Canada and has been inducted into the Canadian

Medical Hall of Fame, the Terry Fox Hall of Fame, and Canada’s

Sports Hall of Fame. In 2012, he received USA Hockey’s Excellence

in Safety Award.

In this episode Charles joins Jonah Sigel and talks about all things concussions but especially on the things we can do right now while no sports are being played and of course his rocky relationship with Don Cherry.