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NCAA Releases Suggested Football Hitting/Concussion Guidelines
The NCAA released Monday new guidelines for concussion safety, including limiting live contact football practices to two per week during the season.
The guidelines address contact at football practices, independent medical care for all athletes, and best practices to diagnose and manage concussions. The NCAA, which faces multiple concussion lawsuits, worked with the College Athletic Trainers' Society, several medical organizations, multiple conferences and the American Football Coaches Association to create guidelines, not rules.
Dr. Brian Hainline, the NCAA's chief medical officer, said these guidelines may become NCAA legislation at some point. But because the science about concussions is evolving, Hainline said guidelines through “inter-association consensus” are the best way to create what he hopes will be a cultural change in college sports.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball...guidelines
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NCAA Releases Suggested Football Hitting/Concussion Guidelines
