Nausea. I was enrolled in the Childrens Hospital Score Program that dr. Goia will describe later where i received ongoing cognitive evaluation and treatment for symptoms. After missing school for two weeks, i tried to go back but was unable to function. The frustration of trying to focus on lectures, moving through the pandemonium of the halls and constant sensory bombardment made a Normal School day impossible. However, through my school i eventually enrolled in a home teaching program. With the help of tutors and family, was able to complete my coursework at my pace. I returned in september but was far from recovered. I have spent two and a half years since my concussion slowly regaining organizational skills, the ability to learn and retain information, and most important my personality. During this time, my friends and family learned to recognize the signs that meant i needed to shut down from any mental or physical activity for a day or two. These relapses were particularly tough
Travel. So frequent replacement of helmets is a priority for our lead as well. Are the coaches educated into the no which size fits the child . Have they been briefed on those particular issues . Thats so very important. Youth sports, hockey and football. I agree with mr. Miller that it is a big difference maker, you know, in the helmet doing its job. But its a pretty fundamental part of what a coach has to do to make sure the players on a single have the proper equipment about winning it in the right way. I would just add that thats the cornerstone of our heads up Football Program. Equipment fitting. We found they dont know to properly fit equipment so its a very important element within the program. Thank you very much for including that. Of course the nfl hockey stars, what have you, baseball, basketball, there looked up to by our children as you know. Do you all have programs or you can speak, that speak, maybe go to the schools, Football Players, professional Football Players, go
As were settling in this is unintended [inaudible] part of our hearing today where were dealing with neuroscience b and medical research and physics. Well, physics when dr. Gay gets arrives. So panel two, i will introduce you from mr. Cleland on down. Mr. Cleland is the assistant director, division of advertising practices at the federal trade commission. We have ian heaten, Student Ambassador for the National Council on youth sports safety. And if i might editorialize, i think jan did a great job of juxtaposing a face of tbi and concussions on each panel. And each, as a High School Lacrosse player, is that face for the more scientificbased panel. So thank you, ian, for taking your day away from school. I know how tough it is to be pulled out of school and come testify before congress. Just like a normal high school student. [laughter] then dr. Robert graham, chair committee on sportsrelated concussion in youth at the institutes of medicine. Dennis molfese, ph. D. Director center for b
We are going to hear from ian heating, High School Senior suffered us of your head injury, across game in the sophomore year. Despite his impressive recovery, later identified as his third head injury, left him with a limited ability to enjoy the activities Many High School students and classmates take for granted. His story should serve as a reminder youth sports injuries could have a devastating and lasting consequences. And we will also hear on this panel from brianna scoury, an olympic soccer cup champion, goalie force from the field after a career and traumatic brain injury. Chris struggle to overcome the cognitive, physical and psychological injuries illustrate even our sports heroes are vulnerable to the worst sports injuries. They should be commended for their courage in their recoveries and their willingness to testify on this critical issue. Dave brewerson, a member of the Chicago Bears tragically committed suicide just over three years ago. In doing so he shot himself in the
College athlete and then went on to play in the nfl and has strong feelings and opinions about these issues and has pointed out very eloquently that we have problems out there as mr. Miller pointed out that need to be addressed. What brought this hearing together was the action of a regional director of the National Labor board who suggested these athletes are employees and therefore could, if they chose, vote to join a union. So we explored some of the possible downsides of that issue. We heard from witnesses here that talked about how would this deal with class attendance and practice times, attending games, how many games, what about walkon players, or universities that are public and dont fall under the National Labors act and a host of potential problems. I appreciate the testimony of the witness today as we start to explore that. I dont think there is a person on this committee that doesnt agree we need to address the issues we talked about. The question is is unionization of som