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| About
... Jon Heck, MS, ATC |
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guess it's necessary to add some validity to the opinions
I present here. So for those who want to know, here is a
synopsis of my credentials on this topic ... I was the chair
of the NATA Committee that produced the DVD, Head's
Up: Reducing the
Risk
of Head
and
Neck Injuries
in Football. I was the lead author for the NATA
Position Statement:
Head-Down Contact and Spearing in Tackle Football. I was a
member of the NATA/AFCA Spearing
in Football Task Force. I have been researching and speaking
on the prevention of catastrophic
cervical spine injuries in football since 1990. I have published
11 articles on this topic in peer
reviewed Journals and coaching magazines.
I completed seperate surveys of high
school and NCAA
Division 1 officials regarding the helmet-contact rules
in football. I coached football for 2 years on the high school
level and 4 years on the pop warner level. I
am the Coordinator of Athletic Training at the Richard
Stockton College of NJ. I have held that position
since 1991. I received my BS from William Paterson University
and my Master's Degree from the University of Florida. (You
can't help but feel pompous when writing this kind of stuff) |
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