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Letter: State should look at prevalence of concussions in high school sports
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St. Pius X's Caroline Gray heads the ball over Flowery Branch's Maggie Wadsworth during the Class 4A state championship at Five Star Stadium in Macon on Friday, May 17, 2019. - photo by Austin Steele
According to a study by The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital reported by Investigate West, headers in girls’ soccer account for 27% of concussions, while knocks with other players on aerial play including head-to-head contact and arms and elbows to the head and contact with the ground account for 70% of concussions.