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>> good morning and welcome back. a shocking discovery that could have a lot of parents talking shows teen girls suffer almost as many concussions playing soccer as boys do playing football. that study from researchers at the university of north carolina raising questions among parents of young athletes who want to know which sports are safe for their kids. joining me live is author of minimize injury maximize performance, a sports parent survival guide, doctor tommy john. i know a lot of people...

Thats the place to go because there is hope. >> were hoping to raise a million dollars today. 1.7 million raised in the last couple years. well add to it this year. concussions has been a big topic in the headlines. you had the opportunity to go to washington, go to the pentagon, sit on a panel with some military top brass and talk about some of the things that theyre dealing with. what improvements have you seen in the nfl as far as concussions go since you joined the league in 1993? >> the big...

Your alma mater darthmouth, interesting study showing cause for concern around football and hockey, that you may have some effect oning the brain not from ma concussions but repeated strong hits.se >> is this the professional level? >> college students. what youre saying is if were going to try to take risk out of competitive tak sports, youre maybe getting rid of hockey along with football. when you go deeper into ncaa data, football is high on the concussion rate but people may be surprised to...

Its a complicated picture. your alma mater dartmouth showing causing concern around football and hockey, you may have an effect on the brain from repeated strong hits. >> are these at the professional level? >> college students. what that means is, okay, if youre saying we are going to try and take risk out of competitive sports, you may be getting rid of hockey along with football. when you go deeper in ncaa data, you see football is high on the concussion rate. people may be surprised to see h...

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