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Head games : the global concussion crisis / produced by Steve Devick, Steve James, Bruce Sheridan ; directed by Steve James.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports injuries.
- Brain--Concussion.
- Brain.
- Sports--Safety measures.
- Sports.
- Violence in sports.
- Sports--Health aspects.
- Sports--Social aspects.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (77 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Discovering Math
- Place of Publication:
- Discovery Education
- Oakbrook Terrace, IL : King-Devick Technologies, 2014.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- From the acclaimed director Steve James (Academy Award-nominated Hoop Dreams, Emmy Award winning The Interrupters), Head Games: The Global Concussion Crisis is a revealing documentary featuring never-before-seen neurological findings related to rugby and soccer players that will serve as a wake-up call for those who think that the devastating chronic effects of repetitive head trauma are only an American football and boxing injury. Internationally respected medical experts, professional and amateur athletes and their families will offer eye-opening insights and cutting-edge science on head trauma that will demand that the perception of concussion change to guarantee the health and safety of athletes as a top priority.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 19, 2018).
- Winner 2012 Boston Film Festival, Best Documentary
- OCLC:
- 1048455102
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