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Ahead of the Game: The Parent's Guide To Youth Sports Concussion

Rosemarie Scolaro Moser's new book, Ahead of the Game: The Parent's Guide to Youth Sports Concussion (University Press of New England) is just what it says it is: a practical, no-nonsense guide for parents about sport concussions.

Moser brings to the subject matter a unique background: As a clinician who has treated hundreds if not thousands of concussed student-athletes at the Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey, she brings real world experience to the subject, not just as a neuropsychologist with specialized expertise on baseline and post-concussion neurocognitive testing but in the management and treatment of concussions, including the academic accommodations that are often needed during the sometimes long road to recovery.

It used to be that kids had a limited number of sports or activities to choose from when they were growing up. These days children and their parents can choose from a dizzying array of sports and activities in which to participate - from traditional team sports like football, basketball, baseball and soccer - to extreme sports like bouldering, BMX biking, parasailing.

Our goal is to provide comprehensive information on each of the over one hundred sports and activities from which kids can choose these days: advice on the equipment needed and how to buy it, a primer on that sport or activity, and videos and advice from experts, parents, and sporting goods manufacturers.

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