From the National Football League to Cornell’s football team, concussions pose a great risk to football players. The frequency of tackling in football and fast paced nature of the sport has resulted in high incidences of concussions. Also, every student-athlete performs an annual baseline ImPACT test. Despite the ongoing efforts to make football a safer sport, DePalma emphasizes that there will never be a helmet that completely prevents concussions. However, DePalma noted that concussion rates have always been relatively low for Cornell football athletes due to the department’s coaching and training techniques.

Source: Daily Sun November 30, 2021 02:55 UTC