INTRODUCTION TO CRASHCOURSE
CRASHCOURSE: CHANGING THE WAY YOUNG PEOPLE UNDERSTAND CONCUSSIONS
CrashCourse is a video-based interactive learning experience for students and youth sports organizations. It was developed in collaboration with Stanford University’s leading education, engineering & medical researchers, as well as their world-class coaches and student-athletes.
Filmed in both Virtual Reality and HD, the CrashCourse Football concussion education experience puts students virtually on the field during a high school football game.
ABOUT CRASHCOURSE:
After two years of research, six months of production & thousands of hours of testing, CrashCourse provides students, parents & coaches with the latest medical knowledge on prevention and treatment of concussions.
Developing a “Safety At All Costs” over a “Win at All Costs” mindset
California Youth Football Coaches, Administrators, Parents, and Referees are among the best in the country at coaching youth football. Now, it is time that we become the best in the country at accelerating the pace of safety improvements in youth football, and it starts with better education.
Youth tackle football serves the California community through helping our communities raise young men and women of character and giving back to the areas we live and work in everyday. We invite you to enjoy this introductory video to add to your journey to become the best Coach, Administrator, Parent, or Referee of youth tackle football that you can be!
CRASHCOURSE EDUCATION REIMAGINED
Safety in Youth Tackle Football starts before anyone steps onto the field
All of us in the California Youth Football Alliance have a responsibility to our current and future generations of Californians to benefit from our great sport. How committed are you? Give your youth football player the gift of watching this video with them and then have a brief discussion after to help increase the awareness and priority of safety for them and you! Please find some questions below to create a discussion.
Can you get a concussion if you are not hit in the head?
In how many days do most people recover when they take the right steps?
What is the concussion contradiction?
Do helmets prevent a concussion?
What is the concussion triad?
Are you ready to look out for yourself and your teammates?