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It has been just about 10 years since I suffered my first concussion. Since then I have notice a decrease in short term memory. Also, following a couple other concussion there seemed to be a decrease in academic ability and other mental health issues.

Anyone

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/concussion
http://www.headinjury.com/faqpcs.htm - post concussion syndrome

NFL notes: Report says Waters death caused by brain damage

We switched to Riddell helmets this year and went the whole season without a concussion, which is a substantial improvement over previous years with different equipment.

We switched to Riddells 3 yrs ago and have not had a concussion that has kept a player out of action since

they (riddells) look horrible though. i.e. BYU

I think the newer Riddells dont look too bad.


I think it is a unique look.


The CPX, in my opinion, looks the best though.



**this is a risky post beacuse we have a game today...in 14 hours.
For some reason, i can never fall asleep the night before a game. Does anyone else have this problem?********

I suffered a pretty sever concussion about 8 years ago, completely unrelated to sports, from my own stupidity. I'm not sure how good it was beforehand, but I have a bad short-term memory nowadays.

I hold my h.s record for them-4 in a four year career. Had 2 at A&M (doesn't help the cause of an Aggie) and 2 playing club ball. I never noticed any short term memory loss but now that I think of it I have had some problems with it-I thought I was getting old. The biggest thing that I have noticed are the headaches upon sudden pressure changes-weather, airplanes, etc. I should probably get that checked out.

I could almost diagnose myself-I could tell the severity of the injury based on how nauseous I was that night or when Mom, roommate or wifey had to wake me up in the middle of the night and check to see that I still knew my name-ahh the memories (no pun intended).

Yeah I had a very severe concussion when I was in 8th grade in a skiing accident, had to be rushed to the hospital and all and almost dont remember the whole trip to CO. Since then I have had several other concussions from high school football (its probably bad that I dont remeber how many) and i have "rung my bell" countless times. I still play lacrosse but have learned to keep my head out of hits but i do encounter lots of problems such as attention problems and some short-term memory stuff....its a bitch

My most severe concussion came when my bike slipped on some gravel and I slammed my face in to a curb (no helmet either). I would blink, focus, then quickly fade to black like I was blind. It was nuts. That was in the 5th grade and about 15 years ago. Since then, I've been lucky. I'm having short term memory loss as well, but I attribute that to being out of school and not having to call upon it as much--like I did while in school. No headaches or anything like that either.

As far as how ugly protective hlemts are getting, I always used to say that it's better to look retarded for a short time than be retarded for the rest of your life. Not really PC, but sometimes it is a good way to look at it.

Personally, I like how the NFL is cracking down on players who have had multiple concussions. I don't know if they do it in college football, but they should.

Gentlemen:

Take a look at the new Riddell when it becomes available to you. The new cage is a big improvement and the weight has been reduced significantly.

We'll be using both the Triumph and the Riddell this season. The players have been given a choice.

Regards,