The Ivy League is a national leader in concussion research, education and preventative measures. The Ivy League’s overall review of concussions began with football in 2010 and has grown to include eight other sports to date (men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s soccer, wrestling and rugby). As a result of this comprehensive review of concussions, the League began an all-sports concussion data collection and study in 2013.
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An experimental kickoff rule, considered an important and proactive initiative towards enhancing student-athlete safety, has produced tangible results, including a significant drop in injuries and concussions throughout the 2016 season, the Ivy League announced today. After averaging six concussions per year during the Ivy League conference slate the previous three seasons, athletes suffered zero concussions on kickoff plays in 2016. The Ivy League is again using the experimental rule in 2017 and will review the data after the season.
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The Ivy League continued its leadership and exemplary actions to address concussions over the weekend, as each of the six Ivy League hockey-playing institutions joined ECAC Hockey, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) in partnering with the Headway Foundation for its second annual Concussion Awareness Weekend, Feb. 2-4. |
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The Ivy League has taken the pledge and will participate in Team Up Day, the first-ever national concussion education day, created by the Concussion Legacy Foundation. On Team Up Day, Ivy League student-athletes, along with athletes across the country, will hear a speech from their coach, captain and medical team that encourages them to Team Up & Speak Up to Fight Concussions, with the specific message that a good teammate looks out for concussions in their teammates, and has a responsibility to speak up to a coach or other school staff if they think their teammate has a concussion.
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The Ivy League will use an experimental rule for the 2016 football season to move kickoffs to the 40-yard line and touchbacks to the 20-yard line in an effort to reduce concussions and further promote the safety and welfare of its student-athletes. The goal of the experimental rule is to limit kickoff returns, which account for 23.4 percent of concussions during games despite representing only 5.8 percent of overall plays. The League will evaluate the concussion and kickoff return data after the 2016 season.
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The Ivy League presidents have accepted a series of recommendations made by a special ad hoc committee with the goal of lowering the incidence of concussion and subconcussive hits in football. The recommendations, to take effect this coming season, include limits to the number of full-pad/contact practices that can take place throughout the football year. Also, there will be further emphasis on educating student-athletes on proper tackling technique, the signs and symptoms of concussion, and the potential short- and long-term ramifications of repetitive brain trauma. In addition, there will be a more stringent post-game League review of helmet-to-helmet and targeted hits.
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