What professionals say

ESPN asked 320 people whether they would play in the Super Bowl with a concussion. A surprising 272 players answered that they would play in a Super Bowl with a concussion. That means that only 48 people answered that they would tell the trainer or coach that they had a concussion. Getting to the Super Bowl is an experience most players don't want to miss, no matter what the consequences (espn.go.com).Think about that, you have a concussion and if you get another concussion it could be life changing but most athletes say that they would rather play in what is probably one of the biggest games of your life. According to an anonymous survey online, this information was gathered: first the good news, three quarters of those surveyed reported having previous concussion education, and most said they could correctly recognize the principal symptoms of concussion: 93% headache, 89% dizziness, 78% sensitivity to light and difficulty remembering, 76% difficulty concentrating, 52.5% feeling in a fog and 90%  recognized the risk of serious injury if they returned to play too quickly. But, almost always there is bad news: an astounding 91% of the people surveyed felt that it was okay for an athlete to play with a concussion, 75% said they would play through an injury to win a game,  53% said they would "always or sometimes continue to play with a headache sustained from an injury," only 54% would "always or sometimes report symptoms of a concussion to their coach," only 40% would tell their coach immediately if they had concussion symptoms (www.momsteam.com).