AQA, Edexcel and OCR all require knowledge of ‘classifying injuries’, ‘injury prevention’ and ‘rehabilitation from injury’, with the OCR specification mentioning concussion specifically.
Concussion, defined as a traumatic brain injury, has in recent years become an increasingly prominent issue in sport. High-profile cases such as those of Alex Danson, Shontayne Hape and Loris Karius (see the case studies in Boxes 1–3) have all served to raise awareness of concussion. However, as the tragic death of several young rugby players has demonstrated, while concussion affects athletes at all levels, young people playing contact sports are at greater risk. Although many would argue that governing bodies have still not done enough to protect players, there have been changes in several sports with, for example, the introduction of head injury assessments (HIAs) and the trialling of new tackle laws in rugby.
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