Concussion awareness among children and their care givers

[...]many potential concussions go unreported, and some athletes continue to play while symptomatic, leading to worsening injury and greater burden of disease [10-12]. [...]a higher incidence of concussion was observed in young female soccer players; several factors contributed to this finding, including heading and direct player-to-player contact. Ultimately, improved awareness will help at-risk children on a larger scale by leading to legislative recommendations and implementation of safety guidelines; this must also be supported by statistics of concussion-related injuries with the ultimate goal being a reduction in concussions [38-40].