Citation

Yannetsos C, Pacheco MC, Thomas DG. Int. J. Athl. Ther. Train. 2020; 25(3): 148-151.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Human Kinetics)

DOI

10.1123/ijatt.2019-0026

PMID

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Abstract

Concussions among athletes in contact sports are a prevalent health concern in the United States. There are few studies that have assessed concussion from the perspective of judo coaches. This is a descriptive study of a survey sent to 1,056 United States judo coaches assessing their attitudes, knowledge, and practices toward concussion. The survey had a response rate of 21%, with 215 total responses. Though most coaches could accurately identify common symptoms of concussion from a case presentation, many also misidentified nonconcussion and red flags (e.g., facial droop) as symptoms of concussion. A minority of coaches reported any formal training in concussion management. USA Judo coaches are receptive to and would benefit from a sport-specific standardized concussion training program.

Language: en