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Adapted from TIP Northwest

Module 2 Alternate Activity Assignment

Activity Instructions ● Read the following article and watch the following video about brain injuries and sports:

o https://www.npr.org/2015/08/09/430877562/is-football-worth-the-brain-injury-risk-for-some -the-answer-is-no

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIcacbCFD9E ● Write one paragraph for each of the following questions:

o Summarize the main points a coach/parent should know about concussions and youth sports. o Describe how a brain injury would impact the four major lobes of the brain (frontal lobe,

parietal lobe, temporal lobe and occipital lobe). o What should the official regulations be about concussions and youth sports in our

community? Why?

Other Resources

● What is a concussion from sports? https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/specialties/sports-medicine/sports-medicine-articles/concussio ns-in-sports-article

● https://www.center4research.org/football-brain-injuries-need-know/

Credit to: Guy Boysen, Liza Rendon, Denise Michaels, Aileen Collins, Jessica Rourke, & Carol Anderson