In school sports – educational athletics – we also have the objective that students learn habits of a healthy lifestyle they can carry into adulthood.
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It may be that girls sustain more concussions than boys, or that girls are more forthcoming in reporting than boys are, or both.
The school sports spotlight shines brightest on fall Friday nights and has for decades, not only in Michigan, but also from shore to shore across the country.
Schools are taking head injuries seriously. It is not a lack of concern or a lack of care in reporting that has led to the 11 percent decline.
What are the things we should be doing now that may not show immediate results, but are essential for securing a future for school-sponsored sports?
Excesses and abuses in school sports have their own momentum. We should not create more by NFHS sponsorship of the very events it was created to end.
From the Director is the official MHSAA Blog which will touch on pertinent school sports topics periodically throughout the school year from various MHSAA Staff.