ArticleJournal of athletic training2022
National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Reducing Intentional Head-First Contact Behavior in American Football Players.
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- Associations of Tackling Characteristics, Player Position, and Head Contact Risk During Game Play in College Football.Journal of athletic training · 2025Article
- Delays in Immediate Athletic Training Evaluation Following Concussion Among High School Football Players: A Report from the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of athletic training · 2025Article
- Hawaiian High School Football Player Positional Differences in Helmet Impact Characteristics.Journal of athletic training · 2024Article
- How Shell Add-On Products Influence Varsity Football Helmet Performance?Annals of biomedical engineering · 2024Article
- Preliminary Examination of Guardian Cap Head Impact Kinematics Using Instrumented Mouthguards.Journal of athletic training · 2024Article
- Head Impact Exposure in Hawaiian High School Football: Influence of Adherence Rates on a Helmetless Tackling and Blocking Training Intervention.Journal of athletic training · 2024Article
- Models of Video Feedback for Youth Athletes Performing an American Football Tackle.Journal of athletic training · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Guardian Cap Soft-Shell Padding on Head Impact Kinematics in American Football: Pilot Findings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Exploring athletic trainers' experience and perceptions associated with a multifaceted approach to concussion management.Concussion (London, England) · 2023Article
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- Erratum issuedAddendum.2022
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Abstract
objectiveTo provide evidence-based recommendations for reducing the prevalence of head-first contact behavior in American football players with the aim of reducing the risk of head and neck injuries.
backgroundIn American football, using the head as the point of contact is a persistent, well-documented, and direct cause of catastrophic head and cervical spine injury. Equally concerning is that repeated head-impact exposures are likely to result from head-first contact behavior and may be associated with long-term neurocognitive conditions such as dementia, depression, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
conclusionsThe National Athletic Trainers' Association proposes 14 recommendations to help the certified athletic trainer, allied health care provider, coach, player, parent, and broader community implement strategies for reducing the prevalence of head-first contact in American football.
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