{"id":470,"date":"2010-05-18T22:18:22","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T04:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waiting.com\/blog\/?p=470"},"modified":"2010-05-18T22:18:22","modified_gmt":"2010-05-19T04:18:22","slug":"hockey-study-suggests-better-coaching-to-help-players-avoid-brain-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waiting.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/hockey-study-suggests-better-coaching-to-help-players-avoid-brain-injuries.html","title":{"rendered":"Hockey Study Suggests Better Coaching To Help Players Avoid Brain Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>The\u00a0force\u00a0of blows to the head\u00a0during hockey is roughy the same as in college football, according to a comprehensive study on hockey and head injuries that was released this week.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/2010\/05\/17\/485996\/study-looks-into-the-effects-of.html\">http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/2010\/05\/17\/485996\/study-looks-into-the-effects-of.html<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>The Exercise and Sports Science department at the University of North Carolina studied members of the Junior Hurricanes bantam hockey team to collect data on hits to the head in hockey. 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