Creston, Iowa — Five months after collapsing at a spring track meet, 15-year-old Nate Bentley is back under the Friday night lights — this time with a personalized plan and a heart monitor helping make it possible. In April, the then-freshman football player, wrestler, and runner had just handed off the baton to his teammate… Continue reading Cardiac arrest sent him to the hospital… he’s now back on the field
Clark and his team entered the game against Southeast Raleigh 7-0, ready to continue their undefeated streak. “I knew I was going to have a big game,” the receiver said. A few plays into the third quarter, Clark said the last thing he remembers was lining up in formation. Seconds later, he was running with… Continue reading Hit hard by an opponent… he immediately collapsed (Video)
A Blair County PA student is now recovering after suffering a cardiac arrest during a football practice last month. Jared Parker explains how those around him reacted quickly and what his family hopes this event can teach the community. On September 18th, Hollidaysburg football player Spencer Davis went into cardiac arrest after being on the… Continue reading Football player went into cardiac arrest after hit towards his chest
“It was just a regular practice,” Hollidaysburg assistant coach Joe Montrella said “They were doing special teams. They were doing a punt return scenario, and Spencer was covering the punt as a tackler. He got hit as part of that play right in the chest. I don’t want to say it was extremely hard. It… Continue reading ‘A miracle everything fell into place’
On May 1st, 2024... a special meeting took place in West Palm Beach Florida between three youth baseball players who experienced and survived commotio cordis
9-year-old Tyson Hernandez is from Bullard, Texas. According to his mother Brittani Hernandez, he's been playing baseball since he was just three. During the first inning of opening day, Tyson was on second base attempting to steal third. He was sliding feet first into the base when he was hit in the chest with the… Continue reading ‘Can happen to anyone’s kid’: Boy’s heart stops after he’s hit in chest by baseball
Concussion Legacy Foundation partners with Manchester 62 Football Club to spread awareness and support in the fight against concussions and CTE in the beautiful game. “To head the ball up to 20 times per week, that's a 1,000 headers per year if you are playing year round. No only do we not prevent these billions… Continue reading Concussion Legacy Foundation partners with EU soccer club to spread awareness (Video)
Unequal Technologies, a leading manufacturer of highly acclaimed lacrosse protection gear, is thrilled to announce our newest partnership with professional attackman Matt Rambo, widely recognized as one of the most exceptional players in the sport of lacrosse today. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the lacrosse industry, bringing together the expertise of Unequal Technologies… Continue reading Unequal Partners with Hometown Pro Lacrosse Star Matt Rambo
The lingering question in the wake of Damar Hamlin’s collapse and recovery is whether certain sports should mandate commotio cordis protective gear. Rob Vito has built a reputation as a smooth salesman since he began making military-grade protective gear for athletes more than a decade ago. He once had someone smash a Louisville Slugger across… Continue reading Yahoo Sports — … the threat of commotio cordis “became real”…”
The report will gather all verifiable data relating to the effects of concussion and subconcussions.
