Effects of an Athletic Trainer's Presence on an Athletic Director's Knowledge of the Tennessee Youth Concussion Law

dc.contributor.advisor Binkley, Helen en_US
dc.contributor.author Mathis, William Layne en_US
dc.contributor.committeemember Weatherby, Norman en_US
dc.contributor.department Health & Human Performance en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2014-06-02T19:01:57Z
dc.date.available 2014-06-02T19:01:57Z
dc.date.issued 2014-04-10 en_US
dc.description.abstract ABSTRACT en_US
dc.description.abstract Concussions are a common occurrence in all types of athletics, including youth sports. Concussions can have serious adverse effects for adolescents who are still cognitively developing. Because of this growing concern, Tennessee has passed a law that sets guidelines for concussion management in youth athletics. These guidelines forced athletic programs to form policies regarding concussions in order to adhere to the new law. Currently there are 374 high schools in the TSSAA. The Athletic Directors for each high school were sent a survey to examine their knowledge of the new law, what type of access to an Athletic Trainer they have, and current concussion management policies they have in place. The proposed research question that was examined asks what effect does the presence of an Athletic Trainer have on an Athletic Director's knowledge of the Tennessee Youth Concussion Law? To answer this question a cross tabulation analysis was completed comparing Athletic Director's knowledge of the law with the presence of an Athletic Trainer. A Chi-Square analysis was conducted but showed no significant results. The hypothesis, Athletic Directors who have an Athletic Trainer at their school are more likely to have knowledge about the Tennessee Concussion Law than Athletic Directors who do not have an Athletic Trainer at their school could not be supported by statistical evidence. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/3658
dc.publisher Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.subject Athletic Trainer en_US
dc.subject Concussion en_US
dc.subject Concussion Management en_US
dc.subject.umi Health education en_US
dc.subject.umi Health sciences en_US
dc.thesis.degreegrantor Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.thesis.degreelevel Masters en_US
dc.title Effects of an Athletic Trainer's Presence on an Athletic Director's Knowledge of the Tennessee Youth Concussion Law en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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