The National Sports Concussion Cooperative will be hosting a symposium on Thursday June 2nd in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The event will be held on the campus of UNC at Chapel Hill at a location to be determined. According to the press release;
Panel discussions will address Virginia Tech STAR rating system, concussion legislation, sports medicine and coaching for optimum player safety and parental interests
The key-note speaker is Stefan Duma, PhD, Biomedical Engineering of Virgina Tech who was the lead on the recent helmet rating study. Other representatives at the symposium will include;
- Grant Teaff – American Football Coaches Association
- Mike Oliver – NOCSAE
- Jason Mihalik – Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Rawlings, Riddell, and others – Helmet Manufacturers
- National Conference of State Legislature
- Matthew Gfeller Foundation
The “what” from the press release; Continue reading