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IN THIS ISSUE Volume 18, Number 1 Fall 2015 ICE SKATING INSTITUTE 6000 Custer Rd., Bldg. 9 Plano, TX 75023 Phone: (972) 735-8800 Fax: (972) 735-8815 e-mail: isi@skateisi.org www.skateisi.org PUBLISHER Ice Skating Institute EDITOR Eileen Viglione EDITORIAL ADVISORS Peter Martell Kim Hansen Liz Mangelsdorf PRINT PRODUCTION & ADVERTISING/ SPONSORSHIP MANAGER Carol Jackson GRAPHIC DESIGNER Selma Filipovic CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Alan Ashare Lisa Fedick Robyn Bentley-Graham Jordan Mann Mike Santee Bill White The ISI EDGE (USPS 017-078, ISSN 1522-4651) is published quarterly: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer; by the Ice Skating Institute, 6000 Custer Road, Building 9, Plano, TX 75023. Periodicals postage paid at Plano, TX, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER NOTE: Send address changes to ISI EDGE, c/o The Ice Skating Institute, 6000 Custer Road, Building 9, Plano, TX 75023. Printed in the U.S.A. Subscriptions available through membership only. ©2015 by the Ice Skating Institute. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited unless expressly authorized in writing by publisher. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily represent the views of the Ice Skating Institute, the publisher or the advertisers. Submissions of manuscripts, materials, photographs, and artwork are made at mailer’s risk and must include self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage for return. No responsibility will be assumed for unsolicited materials. ISI reserves the right to edit material submitted for content and space consideration. 6 20 18 28 CrossCuts ...................................................................... 4 2015 Conference & Trade Show Review ...........................................6 Eileen Viglione 2015 ISI Annual Awards Recipients ...............................................8 2015 Conference & Trade Show Photo Gallery ....................................10 iAIM Report: Conference Produces iAIM Achievers ..............................14 ISIA Education Foundation Report ...............................................16 How to Capture the Growing Hockey Market .....................................18 Jordan Mann Concussion Awareness & Prevention ............................................20 Saving Youth Brains & Youth Sports Bill White MSN; Katharine White MSN; Alan Ashare MD Concussion Nightmare Inspires CAN Recover ....................................25 Mike Santee ISI Judge Certification Tests.....................................................27 David Santee: From ISI Skater to Hall of Famer....................................28 Eileen Viglione Coaches’ Corner ................................................................30 New & Renewing Members .....................................................32 Calendar .......................................................................34 District News & Seminars.......................................................36 And Another Thing ..............................................................38
CONCUSSION AWARENESS & PREVENTION SAVING YOUTH BRAINS AND YOUTH SPORTS by Bill White MSN & Alan Ashare MD Sports played on ice are extremely high risk for obvious reasons, with women’s college hockey (non-checking) boasting the highest concussion rates of any sport when prevalence is calculated per player, per hour that a sport is practiced and played. AT BRAIN IN Play International, parents and coaches often ask us, “What’s the real story with concussions?” These questions include scenarios such as, “I don’t understand how the star winger on my son’s team is out for the season — my boy recovered from his head ding in a week ...” or, “I coach my daughter’s skating team and heard girls have more concussions than boys; should I be worried?” Such questions are understandable, since it was only in October 2013 that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) first released a report acknowledging concerns about youth sports concussions. This report summarized months of expert testimony and issued fair warning: Youth sports concussions must be taken much more seriously by everyone — from parents to care providers — and advanced MRI imaging reveals concussive brain damage comes from not just concussions, but the accumulation of sub-concussive impacts. A 2015 survey found that if faced with a suspected concussion, 40 percent of youth coaches reported they would do something other than immediately remove a player from a game, and this same survey revealed 50 percent of parents would not follow return-toplay concussion guidelines. Bad & Good News Post-IOM research reveals concussions cause more severe and longer lasting damage to youth athlete brains than previously realized, setting off a frenzy of concussion concern. May 2015’s Newsweek Science-Tech headline was: “Concussions Increase Risk of Brain Atrophy, Impaired Memory.” The American Academy of Neurology recently pronounced physicians have an ethical obligation to protect athletes from concussive brain damage (intimating most doctors are not doing enough). Who can forget last season’s infamous NCAA Football video of Michigan’s quarterback being allowed to stumble back into position after a concussion? And alarmingly, despite legally mandated player, parent and coach concussion safety-education in all 50 U.S. states, surveys still show a majority of concussed youth report playing head-hurt (with concussion symptoms), and a 2014 study of middle school girl soccer players determined 58 percent played while concussed. A 2015 survey found that if faced with a suspected concussion, 40 percent of youth coaches reported they would do something other than immediately remove a player from a game, and this same survey revealed 50 percent of parents would not follow return-to-play concussion guidelines. Sports played on ice are extremely high risk for obvious reasons, with women’s college hockey (non-checking) boasting the highest concussion rates of any sport when prevalence is calculated per player, per hour that a sport is practiced and played. However, there is some very good news to report for youth sports as far as concussion prevention and treatment is concerned. Good news that not only helps players avoid concussions and improves healing, but also enhances academic and athletic performance. We will share more about this news and provide a fast-track method that players, parents and coaches can integrate into “practice, game and life” situations right away, but first, more on concussions … 20 ISI EDGE FALL 2015
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