http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/68658 John Gerdy's recent appearances from the C-SPAN networks en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Wed, 22 May 2013 01:38:48 GMT C-SPAN Person Recent Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/showPicture.php?personid=68658&width=130 http://www.c-spanvideo.org/person/68658 136 728 Head shot of {$person->name} A panel featuring athletes, administrators, doctors, journalists, and football industry representatives considered the health safety risks of youths playing football. Dr. Robert Cantu, neurosurgeon and author of [Concussions and Our Kids], said that ninety percent of traumatic brain injuries in sports occur while playing football and eighty percent of those happen while tackling. He suggested that no children under the age of 14 should play tackle football and offered flag football as a better option. "Playing Safety: The Future of Youth Football?" was an Aspen Institute Sports and Society Program moderated by Tom Farrey. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309360-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Public Affairs Event http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309360-1 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:48:56 GMT