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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How are you kids getting these concussions?

Now I have a new thing to worry about.  I had no idea![/quote]

My thought exactly. I have a competitive gymnast and I've only heard of three concussions in the past several years...and only one of those was from gymnastics. [/quote]

Concussions can happen from any activity when the head stops suddenly and the brain hits the inside of the skull.  I've personally seen them in-

wrestling- friend's DS slammed to the mat
basketball- hard foul on a fast break, player's head hit the wall
football- many examples
gymnastics- over rotation on beam dismount, head hit floor

As research into CTE advances, they've found that soccer can cause build up of the proteins that may cause CTE.  Not necessarily concussions but minor events that cause the brain to hit the inside of the skull.  My daughter has also described having her "bell rung" when landing in the foam pit when working on bars.  Despite the safest conditions in non-contact sports it will still happen.

Again- you should be [b]aware[/b] of the dangers but not [b]obsess[/b] about them.  These dangers have always been there, we are just starting to understand the long term effects.[/quote]

So the head has to first be in motion before a concussion can occur?  Can being hit in the heat with something (baseball, heading a soccer ball while standing) cause a concussion?[/quote]

The head does not have to be in motion. Either the head moves toward an object (and then the brain moves within the head) or the object moves toward the head (and the brain moves within the head). Or both can be moving.  Basic physics.

The concussions I have seen in soccer involved goal posts, the ground, and other children's heads - not the ball.  I have nothing to say about repetitive header practice and brain injury from that.

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