About the Illinois Sports Concussion Network

The Illinois Sports Concussion Network at the Concussion Hub is the information hub for sports concussion in Illinois. It provides resources for good school based concussion management.

Purpose

The purpose of the Illinois Sports Concussion Network is to be an information and resource hub for athletes, families and school personnel throughout the state of Illinois. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (2010) a comprehensive school based concussion “management is essential for reducing the risk of long-term symptoms and complications”. Comprehensive means involvement from families, school and medical professionals before and during a concussion. For this reason example school concussion management policies can be found on the policy development page.

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

When in Doubt Sit it Out
Pressure to return to play is a natural event. Players feel they owe it to the team and themselves. Players also feel others expect them to play. Whether these feelings are true or false players need to realize they have symptoms and need to sit out until they are symptom...
Concussion Policy and the Law Blog
Click the above title to check out the Concussion Policy and the Law blog post by the ConcussionHub.com.  Setting Up a Comprehensive Concussion Policy, Procedure or Program at a High School.  
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...