About the Illinois Sports Concussion Network

Football HelmetThe Illinois Sports Concussion Network at the Concussion Hub is the hub for sports concussion information in Illinois.

Purpose

The purpose of the Illinois Sports Concussion Network is to be an information and resource hub for athletes, coaches, parents, health care providers and school administrators throughout the state of Illinois. The Illinois Sports Concussion Network will also serve as a means to promote sports concussion awareness. The Protecting Our Student Athletes Act requires Illinois high schools to have a sport concussion policy that is consistent with the Illinois High School Association protocols, policies, and by-laws. The exact language of the policy is up to the individual school district. This website provides example policies used at one school district. It includes a high school athlete policy and a general K-12 concussion policy.

The Illinois Sports Concussion Network was developed to be a link between state legislation, concussion research, concussion resources, health care providers and local communities. It is designed with the best interest of the student athlete in mind.

One of the goals of the Illinois Sports Concussion Network is to promote neurocognitive testing of all Illinois High School student athletes. See concussion testing page for more information.

Awareness Outreach

The Protecting Our Student Athletes Act
The Protecting Our Student Athletes Act was recently signed into law by Illinois Governors Pat Quinn. A lot of school boards and athletic trainers around the state are currently writing school policies for their high schools. Check out our Policy Development page, for more...