The research on head impacts continues to propagate, with this new study raising some interesting questions on the impact of full contact practices on concussion risk.
It seems that full contact practices produce head impacts that are equal to the ones sustained in a game. This means that athletes may be receiving hard hits to the head multiple times per week. The NFL cut back on the number of days that teams could have full contact practice and have noted a decreased concussion rate vs. college football.
While, this is not yet definitive, it does suggest that more studies should be performed comparing the injury rates of teams with different number of full contact practice days over the course of the season.
I applaud the researchers for trying to find ways to make sports more safe.
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