Written by Phillip Bupp at Bloguin
US Soccer announced changes to their concussion standards among youth soccer. In a statement, US Soccer and plantiffs reached a settlement regarding concussions in the youth level of American soccer.
As part of this settlement, US Soccer has “eliminated heading for children 10 and under and limit heading in practice for children between the ages of 11 and 13″ as well as increase training for how to monitor concussions and made substitution changes to make it possible for a team to adequately follow the concussion protocols.
The full list of changes from US Soccer are as follows:
A) Improve concussion awareness and education among youth coaches, referees, parents and players.
B) Implement more uniform concussion management and return-to-play protocols for youth players suspected of having suffered a concussion.
c) Modify the substitution rules to insure such rules do not serve as an impediment to the evaluation of players who may have suffered a concussion during games
D) Eliminate heading for children 10 and under and limit heading in practice for children between the ages of 11 and 13.
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