Concussion Statistics and Surprising FactsThere are approximately 67,000 concussions in high school football every year9

Impact speed of a soccer ball being headed by a player averages 70mph8

Impact speed of a football player tackling a stationary player averages 25mph8

11%

62%

42%

of concussions in high school sports are repeat concussions11

of organized sports-related injuries occur during pratice3

of high schools have access to athletic training services2

ONLY

Female high school soccer athletes suffer almost

40%moreconcussions than males

(29,000 annually)4

Once an athlete has suffered an initial concussion, his or her chance of a second one is 3 to 6 times greater than an athlete who has never had a concussion10

An estimated 400,000 concussions occurred in high school athletics during the 2008-2009 school year5

Emergency department visits for concussions sustained during organized team sports doubled among 8–13 year olds between 1997 and 2007 and nearly tripled among older youth6

High school athletes who have been concussed are three times more likely to suffer another concussion in the same season7

Injuries associated with participation in sports and recreational activities account for 21% of all traumatic brain injuries among children in the U.S.12

Impact speed of a professional boxer’s punch averages 20mph8

50% of “second impact syndrome” incidents, caused by a premature return to play, result in death1

CDC estimates reveal that 1.6 million to 3.8 million concussions occur each year8

Estimated 47% of athletes do not report feeling any symptoms after a concussion blow8

Female high school basketball players suffer 240%more

concussions than males (13,000)4

5–10%of athletes will experience a concussion in any given sport8

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