Due to the severe health consequences of sport related concussion (SRC), governments and sport governing bodies around the world have enacted numerous measures including changes to legislation and rules of the game, and increased emphasis on coach education. This study compared the legal consciousness of girls’ youth soccer coaches regarding concussion management under a statutory legal regime in the U.S. and a voluntary regime in Scotland by analyzing qualitative data through ten interviews of girls’ youth soccer coaches in Scotland and another ten interviews of girls’ high school soccer coaches in the U.S. Utilizing the socio-legal theory of legal consciousness, the findings support the idea that people make connections from their past experiences to shape their understanding of the law, broadly defined. We observed variance between U.S. and Scottish coaches’ legal consciousness. Overall, all coaches exhibited a version of conformity to and engagement with SRC management guidance and little resistance. Florida coaches displayed more conformity, likely due to the SRC education mandated by law. Scottish coaches who had coached in the U.S. previously demonstrated the strongest resistance. The findings suggest a need for continued improvement in the implementation of SRC laws and guidelines including updated training and better dissemination of educational materials.

由于体育相关脑震荡（SRC）对健康的严重后果，世界各地的政府和体育管理机构已制定了许多措施，包括更改比赛的立法和规则，并越来越重视教练教育。这项研究通过对苏格兰青少年女足球教练的十次访谈和另外十次对女童的访谈进行了定性数据分析，从而比较了美国成年法和苏格兰自愿法下女青少年足球教练在脑震荡管理方面的法律意识。美国的高中足球教练利用法律意识的社会法律理论，发现支持人们从过去的经验中建立联系以形成对法律的广泛定义的观点。我们观察到美国之间的差异 和苏格兰教练的法律意识。总体而言，所有教练都表现出对SRC管理指南的顺从和参与，并且阻力很小。佛罗里达州的教练显示出更多的合规性，这可能是由于法律规定的SRC教育所致。曾在美国执教过的苏格兰教练曾表现出最大的抵抗力。调查结果表明有必要继续改进SRC法律和准则的实施，包括更新培训和更好地传播教育材料。先前显示出最强的抵抗力。调查结果表明有必要继续改进SRC法律和准则的执行，包括更新培训和更好地传播教育材料。先前显示出最强的抵抗力。调查结果表明有必要继续改进SRC法律和准则的实施，包括更新培训和更好地传播教育材料。