2016
DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2016.1181077
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An exploratory study of concussion management policies in municipal park and recreation departments

Abstract: Despite the burgeoning interest in reducing concussions among youth sport participants, research investigating concussion safety policies of municipal park and recreation departments has been sparse. A national survey of park and recreation professionals in 50 states (n = 739, response rate of 23%) was conducted in 2015 to assess concussion management policies and practices of municipal park and recreation departments. Only about one-third of respondents indicated that their departments required coaches to be … Show more

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“…For effective achievement of CSR, the adequate and appropriate provision of recreational facilities necessitates the perception of the process of required strategies and approaches [1]. This influences research, most especially on the stakeholders' activities towards the achievement of CSR, and beneficiaries of the facilities [2].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For effective achievement of CSR, the adequate and appropriate provision of recreational facilities necessitates the perception of the process of required strategies and approaches [1]. This influences research, most especially on the stakeholders' activities towards the achievement of CSR, and beneficiaries of the facilities [2].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While concussions are prevalent among all age groups, youth sport participants are at a greater risk of sustaining such injury due to their immature brain structure and the lack of concussion management policies at the organizational level compared with those found in intercollegiate and professional sports (Kim, Spengler, & Connaughton, 2016). To address this problem, legislation has been adopted in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to mandate some of the standardized measures of concussion management.…”
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confidence: 99%