All-Star Listen To The Pain!

[oncecoolcoachnowmom]

^^^^Concussions are the most scary in my eyes.

So many times, I have seen a parent say "She took a hard hit basing but she's fine. Why is she still sitting out?"

It's not that they aren't concerned for their child's safety. It's just that some don't see it as an actual injury. There is no blood, broken bones, so all seems well to them.

Not so.

There is no blood but if your kid is saying:

"I can't see."
"I feel like I'm going to vomit."
"My head hurts."

...after any sort of concussion incident, she's going to sit and you're just going to be mad!

Sidenote: I'd like to see cheer doing the type of baseline concussion testing that is becoming standard in football, to be honest.

 

[Keep_Believing]

She is slowly getting better, but may never be 100%. They hope for the best, but honesty don't know. She can't handle being at school all day (loud noises, staying on the computer/screen time for long periods), gets tired easily, etc. I have another friend @Jfear whose CP had a similar experience from her first concussion. When you do high level all star cheer, football, etc. there are some inherent risk. With that said we always need to do what we can to keep them safe and prevent further injuries.

 

[oncecoolcoachnowmom]

I watched an HBO special on retired football players (who played in the time before we knew how serious concussions were in the long-term.)

One gentleman needed GPS TO GET HOME FROM WORK EVERYDAY. He couldn't remember the directions.

Serious business, folks.

 

[fiercerando88]

Sidenote: I'd like to see cheer doing the type of baseline concussion testing that is becoming standard in football, to be honest.

The school I work at has included cheer in their baseline testing of all sports (despite the fact that cheer is not technically a "sport" in the eyes of the nhiaa). It's really beneficial. Our school also holds mandatory parent meetings prior to each sport season where the AT discusses the concussion policy, baseline testing, and gives the timeline of the recovery based on prognosis. We've had a lot less parent complaints as a result. Might be something more schools should think about.


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[CheerBank]

The school I work at has included cheer in their baseline testing of all sports (despite the fact that cheer is not technically a "sport" in the eyes of the nhiaa). It's really beneficial. Our school also holds mandatory parent meetings prior to each sport season where the AT discusses the concussion policy, baseline testing, and gives the timeline of the recovery based on prognosis. We've had a lot fewer parent complaints as a result. Might be something more schools should think about.


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Baseline testing is standard procedure at our school for all sports.

 

[SL&AM]

I honestly do not know if I would let cp return to cheer if she had a concussion. Dh and I have said the same thing about non-cp if he ever got one playing football or soccer, so why not hold that to cheer as well? I know we can't bubble wrap them, but concussions to me are the scariest of all injuries.

I feel like I'm on a tight-rope on which side of this I go to. If CP ever had a bad to severe concussion, I'm not sure I'd let her go back either. My cousin's daughter broke her arm in cheer so they made the switch to dance; though I'd argue that the damage to the body is just as bad (since I live with it every single day) I could see myself pushing CP towards something else if I noticed the same injuries I deal with everyday as an adult, start popping up in her.

 

[Kaylee_Kitty_Kat_75_]

YES.

Further, I think cheer athlete/coach/parent culture at large needs to stop praising kids for "pushing through" and performing in boots/casts/with broken hands/feet/whatever.

Every time I see a "YASSSS my Suzie nailed her double even with a sprained wrist and they won grand champs!" I cringe a little.

Okay, the YAASSSS part was hilarious.
Otherwise, I completely agree. With the gym I train at, we only have practice 2 days a week. It's not incredulously strenuous, and one practice is 2 hours, the other 3.
That alone, makes it hard to sustain an overuse injury. Not only that, but I am wise enough to not train at home except for the casual handstand, who knows how many dangers are there lol.

 

[SL&AM]

I wish baseline testing wasn't excluded for our younger athletes.

 

[njallday]

I wish baseline testing wasn't excluded for our younger athletes.

They don't have to be excluded, just no one above the high school level sports really require it. I'm not sure if gyms just don't realize they can purchase the "system" themselves, don't realize how inexpensive it is, or just don't care all that much... but the IMPACT system for club sports is $400 a year for 100 athletes, $600 a year for 300 athletes, etc.. Charge families an annual whopping $2-5 and you're done.

I looked into it for my future practice but healthcare providers pay $10 per patient, so the gym would even be getting the parents a deal versus them asking their own pediatricians for it.

I wish more parents would push gyms to look into it. If that $5 a season saves one kiddos future, it was worth it.

 

[SL&AM]

They don't have to be excluded, just no one above the high school level sports really require it. I'm not sure if gyms just don't realize they can purchase the "system" themselves, don't realize how inexpensive it is, or just don't care all that much... but the IMPACT system for club sports is $400 a year for 100 athletes, $600 a year for 300 athletes, etc.. Charge families an annual whopping $2-5 and you're done.

I looked into it for my future practice but healthcare providers pay $10 per patient, so the gym would even be getting the parents a deal versus them asking their own pediatricians for it.

I wish more parents would push gyms to look into it. If that $5 a season saves one kiddos future, it was worth it.

Locally I can't find anyone who will see CP until she is older. She's excluded by age.

 

[njallday]

Locally I can't find anyone who will see CP until she is older. She's excluded by age.

Ah! Sorry, I forgot CP was younger!! Yeah, baseline is usually 10 years old minimum. They gain cognitive function too quickly so comparing them to an old test doesn't help much.

 

[Official OWECheer]

^^^^Concussions are the most scary in my eyes.

So many times, I have seen a parent say "She took a hard hit basing but she's fine. Why is she still sitting out?"

It's not that they aren't concerned for their child's safety. It's just that some don't see it as an actual injury. There is no blood, broken bones, so all seems well to them.

Not so.

There is no blood but if your kid is saying:

"I can't see."
"I feel like I'm going to vomit."
"My head hurts."

...after any sort of concussion incident, she's going to sit and you're just going to be mad!

Sidenote: I'd like to see cheer doing the type of baseline concussion testing that is becoming standard in football, to be honest.

Thank you for making this point, I'll mention it.

 

[Keep_Believing]

There is no blood but if your kid is saying:
"I can't see."
"I feel like I'm going to vomit."
"My head hurts."
...after any sort of concussion incident, she's going to sit and you're just going to be mad!

And sometimes they experience the blurred vision, nausea feeling, and/or headache, but stay quiet because they want to practice, compete, etc. Sometimes the athletes don't say anything. They may try to hide or down play it.

 

[FTSP]

Sidenote: I'd like to see cheer doing the type of baseline concussion testing that is becoming standard in football, to be honest.[/QUOTE]
All athletes in our school district get base line IMPACT testing done freshman and junior year before tryouts. And again if there has been a questionable injury.


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[dawgshow]

Sidenote: I'd like to see cheer doing the type of baseline concussion testing that is becoming standard in football, to be honest.

All athletes in our school district get base line IMPACT testing done freshman and junior year before tryouts. And again if there has been a questionable injury.


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We're fortunate because our school did all 6th grade students. Does anyone know if these need to be updated as children get older?