Playing it safe: New standards in place to protect young athletes from repeat concussions

Nick Sunderland-Said:

Brock Rosenkranz's first concussion came on the football field during his freshman year at Richland Center High School. The otherwise sturdy offensive lineman, who packs 255 pounds on his 6-foot-6 frame, kept the injury to himself so he could finish the season.
He didn't realize he would never play football again.

A few months later, while playing varsity basketball, Rosenkranz sustained three more concussions over a span of two and a half weeks. He sat out for nearly a month, returning to suffer yet another concussion while rebounding late in the regular season.

He gave up football as a sophomore but stayed with basketball, which led to three more concussions. Left with headaches, memory loss and withdrawn behavior, he finally took his doctor's advice and gave up contact sports.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at October 15, 2012 2:46 AM
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