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Nierenberg, Carl. "College Football Players' Concussion Rates Double." 12 July 2012. Web. 27 Aug. 2012. .

1. July 12, 2012 college football officials made a head hitting rule to manage head injuries(concussions) 2. T hree different Division 1 college football programs went from 23 head injuries in the season before new NCAA concussion rules went into effect in 2010 to 42 during the next season. 3. The main thing about concussions is athletes having serious brain injuries when they get older. 4. In April 2010, the National Collegiate Athletic Association put in place new guidelines for college sports teams that required each school to have a concussion management plan. 5. NCAA are making a major effort to protect college football players. 6. Concussions rates went down half after 2010. 7. A lot of concussion s ymptoms from these head injuries were previously under-recognized. 8. A lot concussions have went unreported. 9. T he American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine have been doing research on brain injuries in the long term. 10. There 5 strict rules that you must abide by in the concussion management plan.
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11. Change in nursing, eating, or sleeping patterns 12. Becoming easily upset or increased temper tantrums 13. Loss of new skills, such as toilet training 14. Loss of balance, unsteady walking 15. Poor attention