Hear from other parents why you should pay attention to sports safety. If you have a sports safety story of you own we would love to hear it.

Coming Back After Another Torn ACL - One afternoon last October, I was sitting at the hair salon when my cell phone rang and an unfamiliar number popped up. On the other end was my daughter’s soccer coach telling me that Sarah had landed “funny” on her knee and seemed to be in a great deal of pain. My heart sank. I sat there with foils on my hair, staring at the mirror in front of me in utter disbelief. How could this be happening again?

The Devastation of Concussion, Even With Recovery - How does a parent prepare themselves (or their child) for a concussion that will keep their child in and out of school for 8 months? There is no preparation. It's a long terrible ride I wish on no one. The key to healing is to take the injury very seriously and act quickly when it happens.

To Play or Not to Play? Pennsylvania Hockey Mom Takes Matters into Her Own Hand - Fun, exercise and bonding with their kids was the original goal for Lisa Kelly, a hockey mom from Yardley, PA, who started a league for hockey moms last year.  However, it ultimately led to something else — the development of a concussion education program for hockey league coaches, parents and athletes. 

Rodney and Maggie Bullard-Marshall: Parents On and Off the Field - Preventing Youth Sports Injury is a Family Affair - Coach son’s football team.  Swing by the softball field to pick up daughter on the way to see the other son’s basketball game.  Officiate.  Watch.  Cheer.  Feed. Referee.  Wake up in the morning and do it all over again. 

13-Year-old Pitcher in Physical Rehabilitation - A love, passion and talent for baseball run deep in the Ferrara family from New Jersey.  David Ferrara, 46, a restaurant owner from Roxbury, NJ, played baseball at Ithaca College, coached youth baseball for years and is an assistant coach for his 15-year-old son’s high school team.

Rhode Island Mother and Son Become Leading Forces in Concussion Legislation - Donna Mello, 46, of Portsmouth, RI and her son Dylan, 18, have been working tirelessly in Rhode Island to help educate parents, coaches, athletes, school administrators and state law makers on the dangers of youth sports concussion.

Washington Mom on Crusade to Educate Parents, Coaches, Athletes on Concussions - Jean Rickerson, 52, of Sequim, WA has been on a mission to spread the word about concussion awareness to players, parents, coaches and all others involved in youth sports after her 17-year-old son, Drew, experienced a significant brain injury on a high school football field