Objective

Describe the extent to which concussion education provided to coaches of US high school and youth sport is inclusive of information necessary for them to engage in target behaviors related to the prevention, identification and management of concussion.

Methods

Sport organizations included in the sample were US state high school governing bodies and national governing bodies (NGBs) for youth sports with the highest concussion incidence rates. The concussion education resources made available online for coaches by these organizations were coded for content relevant to concussion prevention, identification and management.

Results

All but one state high school governing body required coach concussion education, two NGBs required coach education, seven recommended it and only one did not require or recommend it. All educational materials covered at least 84% (n = 16/19) of the relevant knowledge domains.

Discussion

Existing concussion education for coaches is addressing most, but not all, topics that may help coaches engage in concussion prevention, identification and management. Additional program development work is warranted to augment educational content related to coach communication about concussion safety with athletes and parents. Content appropriateness notwithstanding, further research is needed to understand the acceptability, efficacy, and implementation of concussion education for coaches.

中文翻译：

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青少年和高中体育教练脑震荡教育的内容分析。

目的

描述向美国高中和青少年运动教练提供的脑震荡教育的程度，包括他们从事与预防，识别和管理脑震荡有关的目标行为所需的信息。

方法

样本中包括的体育组织是脑震荡发生率最高的美国州高中理事机构和负责青年体育的国家理事机构（NGBs）。这些组织在线提供给教练的脑震荡教育资源被编码为与脑震荡预防，识别和管理有关的内容。

结果

除一个州立高中管理机构外，所有机构均要求接受教练脑震荡教育，两个NGB需要进行教练教育，有七个推荐，而只有一个不需要或不推荐。所有教育材料至少涵盖了相关知识领域的84％（n = 16/19）。

讨论区

现有的针对教练员的脑震荡教育针对的是大多数（但不是全部）主题，可以帮助教练员进行脑震荡的预防，识别和管理。计划进行其他计划开发工作，以增加与教练就运动员与父母的脑震荡安全性进行沟通的教育内容。尽管内容适当，但仍需要进一步研究以了解对教练的脑震荡教育的可接受性，有效性和实施方式。