Why the study?
Does head impact exposure in practices correlate with exposure in games for youth football players?
Population
136 youth football players ages 9 to 14 years from 3 youth programs in the United States
Comparison
Head impact exposure during practices vs Head impact exposure during games
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 seasons
Authors
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Youth players face high head impact exposure; leaves open optimal mitigation in practices versus games.
Does head impact exposure in practices correlate with exposure in games for youth football players?
Head impact exposure frequency and magnitude during youth football practices strongly correlate with those experienced during games, providing a baseline for injury reduction efforts.
Bellamkonda et al. (2018) studied this question.
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