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Author(s) -
McCarthy Claudine
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
college athletics and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-7579
pISSN - 1552-8774
DOI - 10.1002/catl.30292
Subject(s) - concussion , athletes , teamwork , football , medical education , applied psychology , psychology , american football , medicine , physical therapy , injury prevention , poison control , medical emergency , political science , law
The college athletics experience no doubt provides student‐athletes with such valuable life skills as time management, teamwork, and self‐discipline, which will benefit them long after they leave the playing field. But the student‐athletes who play football and other contact sports also experience multiple hits to the head, which can leave them with lasting, but much less desirable, outcomes, long after they stop participating in college athletics.