This book dispels myths about head impacts in youth sports, potential consequences of these collisions, and the changes sports organizations have made to make these sports "safer than ever." It empowers parents and athletes to make an informed decision on sports participation and provides recommendations on how to make these sports safer.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: Why I Wrote this Book
Part I: Youth Sports: The Wins and the Losses
Chapter 1: Why We Should Care About Repeated Brain Trauma in Youth Sports
Chapter 2: How Youth Sports Can Provide a Lifetime of Benefits
Chapter 3: Why Sports Culture Needs a Transformation
Part II: The Science: What We Know About Repetitive Brain Trauma in Sports
Chapter 4: Why Kids Really Do Hit That Hard (At Least That's What Their Brain Feels)
Chapter 5: Why the Young Brain is Vulnerable
Chapter 6: Why It's Not All About Concussions
Chapter 7: Why Head Impacts in Youth Sports May Be Disrupting Brain Development
Chapter 8: Why CTE is More Than an NFL Problem, and What it Means for Youth Sports
Part III: Bad Arguments for Maintaining the Status Quo in Youth Sports
Chapter 9: Why the Argument that Other Sports are Dangerous, too, is a Bad One
Chapter 10: Why Helmets and Other Technology Won't Solve the Problem
Chapter 11: Why Safer Than Ever May Not Be Safe Enough
Chapter 12: Why You Don't Have to Hit at a Young Age to Be a Superstar
Chapter 13: Why the Benefits of Sports Can Be Gained Without Repetitive Brain Trauma
Part IV: The Future of Youth Sports
Chapter 14: How We Can Change Contact Sports to Protect Children's Brains
Chapter 15: What Families and Athletes Can Do to Stay Safe in Youth Sports
Chapter 16: What You Can Do to Improve the Safety of Youth Sports in Your Community
Conclusion: How much do we have to know and how bad do the risks have to be?
Bibliography
Notes
About the Author
