Batter’s Up for Advocacy

By Anthony Green
August 22, 2013
Protect children from concussion

While working at Safe Kids, regardless of whether we have children or not, we develop a parents’ radar for ways kids are vulnerable to injury. I am no different. Earlier this summer, I visited my family in Santa Cruz, California, and spent a lot of time watching my then 8-year-old nephew, Logan, play baseball with his team, the Mets.

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Tags: concussion, head injury, sports safety, baseball, youth sports injury prevention, state laws, legislation, public policy

Concussions: The Importance of Using Our Heads

By Editor
August 4, 2013
Concussion Coach Blog

When I’m not working at Safe Kids, I spend most of my time coaching a club field hockey team with girls ages 12-19. This is an elite club that was created for the best players from northern Virginia to come together, play in tournaments and hopefully get recruited to play in college. They are incredible athletes and have an inspiring passion for the game.

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Tags: sports safety, concussion, head injury, return to play, coaches