Idaho High Schools Report 450 Head Injuries

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/01/25/2425751/schools-report-head-injuries.html

And that’s with only 45 percent of the state’s approximately 152 schools responding to the concussion survey conducted by the Boise-based Idaho High School Activities Association.

The results from this fall season for all levels of high school competition, based on the reporting of 68 schools:

• Football: 307 players missed time because of potential or confirmed concussions.

• Girls soccer: 72

• Boys soccer: 38

• Volleyball: 24

• Girls cross country: 2

• Boys cross country: 2

IHSAA Executive Director John Billetz said the association conducted the survey to set a baseline and begin tracking changes and trends.

The information will help the IHSAA determine whether more training or precautionary measures need to be taken in a given sport. The survey will be conducted for fall, winter and spring sports, Billetz said.

“We need to start creating a database and seeing if we have one sport that’s actually higher than another or if there is an increase in a particular area or something like that,” Billetz said. “At least we’ll have some information that will help drive why we’re doing what we are doing.”

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