Contents

• THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
• BOARD ON NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• REVIEWERS
• INTRODUCTION
• CAUSES OF HEAD INJURIES IN SOCCER
• PROBLEMS IN DETECTING CONCUSSIONS
  • Definition and Symptoms of Concussion
• CONCUSSION IS A BRAIN INJURY
• STUDIES OF SOCCER AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS
  • Helmets Are Not Designed to Prevent Concussion
• POLICY IMPLICATIONS
  • Return to Play After a Concussion
  • Education
  • Athletic Trainers
  • Heading
• SUMMARY
• APPENDIX A WORKSHOP AGENDA
• APPENDIX B SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
• APPENDIX C WORKSHOP REGISTRANTS

Rapporteurs: Margie Patlak and Janet E. Joy.

Support for this project was provided by an endowed gift from Rhoda and Bernard G. Sarnat and by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council. The views presented in this report are not necessarily those of the funding agencies.

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.