Sente's Hearing to Address Youth Football Safety Topics
Community members are invited to attend this Feb. 25 public meeting.
In response to increasing awareness of the dangers of concussions and brain injuries triggered by school sports, State Rep. Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills) will host a public hearing on the matter to learn more about local high school policies, hear testimonies from health care experts and athletic professionals, and discuss her newly filed House Bill 1205 on this topic. The hearing will take place from 7-9 p.m. Feb. 25 at Vernon Hills High School. “The Illinois General Assembly passed landmark concussion legislation two years ago,” Sente explained. “While that bill was a strong starting point, I believe there is much more we need to do to prevent temporary and permanent brain injuries in our young athletes. Professional and college football …
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Stephen Auatill
6:39 pm on Friday, February 15, 2013
As parents we should all be concerned about head injuries in any sport. Rep. Sente should be encouraged to continue this discission and move forward to protect all our children from over zealous coaches bent on winning at all cost. This is an important issue that could save many children from becomming vegitables. I for one would like to see all sports inititate brain trauma benchmarking so we … more ›