Nathan J. Fanter, D.O.

Concussions At Football Practice Too...

A recent study found football practice may be a major source of concussions, not games. Findings from a study suggest that football practice may be a major source of concussions. The authors reviewed injury data on about 20,000 players, collected by athletic trainers at youth, high school, and collegiate football practices and games. They found that the game concussion rate was higher than the practice concussion rate across all three competitive levels. However, due to the increased time spent in practice compared to games, the authors note that more than 57 percent of concussed high school and college players were injured at practice, not games.