The
Head's Up DVD is designed to be an educational/ instructional tool
for football players. Although it was designed with this audience
in mind, it has plenty to offer anyone with an interest in football,
including coaches, officials, administrators, parents and medical
professionals. The DVD addresses the dangers of head-down contact
and spearing along with contact techniques that reduce the risk
of catastrophic head and neck injuries.
It
is available for free veiwing/downloading
or the DVD can be purchased for $10 at the NATA
wesbite. It builds upon two previous video's on this topic "Prevent
Paralysis: Don't Hit with Your Head" and "See What You Hit". In
addition to catastrophic cervical spine injuries the Heads Up DVD
was designed to address catastrophic head injuries and correct contact
techniques. It also addresses the contact techniques of all players
including ball carriers, blockers, and special teams players.
The
DVD runs about 15 minutes including the credits. It includes commentary
from Dr. Jerry Punch (ESPN/ABC), Tony Dungy (Indianapolis Colts),
Grant Teaff (AFCA), Dr. Joe Torg, MD (Temple University), Dr. Bob
Cantu, MD (Emerson Hospital), Ron Courson ATC, PT (University of
Georgia) and Jon Heck, MS, ATC (Stockton College). The game clips
are from major college football and include hits that resulted in
injury, hits that demonstrate dangerous contact and hits that demonstrate
correct technique.
The
Head's Up DVD was released at the NATA Convention in Atlanta on
June 14th 2006. This resource was produced by the National Athletic
Trainers' Associationn and funded by Riddell. Jon Heck was the Chair
of the Heads Up DVD/Video Committee for the NATA. The project was
a direct result of the CUATC
Task Force on Spearing in Football, which met in January of
2005.
Detailed information on head-down contact in football can be found
here. Stockton
News Release.
Questions or comments regarding the Athletic
Training Pages should be directed to
Jon Heck at:
The
Head's Up DVD is designed to be an educational/ instructional tool
for football players. Although it was designed with this audience
in mind, it has plenty to offer anyone with an interest in football,
including coaches, officials, administrators, parents and medical
professionals. The DVD addresses the dangers of head-down contact
and spearing along with contact techniques that reduce the risk
of catastrophic head and neck injuries. 
It
is available for free 
The
DVD runs about 15 minutes including the credits. It includes commentary
from Dr. Jerry Punch (ESPN/ABC), Tony Dungy (Indianapolis Colts),
Grant Teaff (AFCA), Dr. Joe Torg, MD (Temple University), Dr. Bob
Cantu, MD (Emerson Hospital), Ron Courson ATC, PT (University of
Georgia) and Jon Heck, MS, ATC (Stockton College). The game clips
are from major college football and include hits that resulted in
injury, hits that demonstrate dangerous contact and hits that demonstrate
correct technique.
The
Head's Up DVD was released at the NATA Convention in Atlanta on
June 14th 2006. This resource was produced by the National Athletic
Trainers' Associationn and funded by Riddell. Jon Heck was the Chair
of the Heads Up DVD/Video Committee for the NATA. The project was
a direct result of the