After Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill to require school coaches to receive concussion training, the Henderson County School Board took an extra step, approving the?ImPact program.
Athletic trainers tell 14 News contact-sport athletes will now go through cognitive tests before they even step out onto the field.
"It's kind of a scary time."
HCHS?senior Cade Wilke says he's suffered a minor concussion during a game and knows just how dangerous head injuries can be.
"I remember sitting on the sidelines. I was so lost, and some guys caught me and told a coach," Wilke said.
Head Coach Clay Clevenger says he hasn't seen a lot of concussions in the past five seasons.
"We've had maybe four or five,"?he said.?"It's something that when they do occur, it's serious."
That's why?HCHS is taking part in the?ImPact program.
Athletic trainers tell us Methodist Hospital will provide high school contact-sport athletes with cognitive assessments on the computer before the season starts and after an injury.
"It's got a verbal memory, spatial relations, kind of a symbol recognition," said HCHS Athletic Trainer and ATC?and PTA at Methodist Hospital Tim Barron.
Hospital staff say comparisons between an individual player's tests will help doctors and coaches know when an athlete is ready to leave the sidelines and get back on the field.
"That should give the medical doctors more information on what they're looking at," Barron noted.
And for football players like Wilke,? the tests offer some peace of mind.
"In case something does happen to somebody, we're not putting them at risk," he said.
Barron?tells us that pre-season testing for?HCHS athletes.. Will start next week.
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