Concussions: Before and After the Hit

With five seconds left in the football game, lined up in a defensive three-point stance, a Drumheller player went offside and crashed into him. It was his third known concussion. His memory of the next two days is spotty at best, and he would spend two weeks in the dark, missing school and avoiding light. It would take a number of days, and proper recovery, for Barbaro’s brain to heal.

This is the reality of concussions. In the years between 2012-14, more than 17,500 children between the ages of five and 19 reported a concussion, according to the government of Canada. Just over 60 percent of those concussions came from sport, with around 1,030 attributed to football. The benefits of sports have been well documented, but concussions represent an issue for those who play. An issue with no easy answers.  

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