While sport-related concussion is an inherent risk in all contact and collision sports, the SSI has taken a leadership role, in collaboration with multiple key stakeholders, in evaluating the impact of concussions and repetitive head impact, as well as developing groundbreaking research and best practices to mitigate the potential effects of head injuries in sport.
NCAA member schools are a critical component of these efforts. In addition to playing rules aimed at providing a safer playing environment, member schools are required to have a concussion management plan in place. The SSI also provides resources to raise awareness of concussions among student-athletes and collaborates with more than a dozen medical associations, as well as administrators, athletic trainers and coaches, to provide detailed best practice recommendations through its NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook and through interassociation guidance and tools.
Educational Resources
The NCAA Sport Science Institute is a leader in providing health and safety resources to college athletes, coaches, athletics administrators and campus partners.Â
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Best Practices for Campuses
The NCAA Sport Science Institute is committed to serving and educating college athletes, athletics departments and member schools.Â
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Data and Research
Collecting and analyzing data, and then using those data to make informed decisions is central to what we do at the Sport Science Institute.
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NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium
The NCAA and U.S. Department of Defense launched a landmark initiative in 2014 to enhance the safety of athletes and service members, which is the most comprehensive study of concussion ever conducted.
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Concussion Reporting Process
The page provides step-by-step instructions that can be used by member institutions to satisfy legislated annual concussion reporting requirements.
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Concussion Safety Protocol Management
This page includes information about the changes to the 2020 NCAA Division I Concussion Safety Protocol Review Process and updates to legislative and policy requirements pertaining to concussion management practices.
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