Half of college football concussions sustained in preseason
Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Nearly half of all concussions sustained by college football players occur during preseason practice, according to a study published Monday by JAMA Neurology. Players also experienced twice as many head impacts during the preseason as they did in practices and games in the regular season, the data showed. Advertisement The findings suggest that changes to policies and procedures regarding physical contact in general, and head-to-head contact specifically, during preseason practices could help reduce players' risk for concussions without "major modification to game play," the researchers said. "The higher incidence of concussion in the preseason is likely due to several factors, including the total hours and intensity of training, heavy emphasis on full contact drills -- [s...
