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Brain injury forum launched by Washington Redskins

A brain injury forum has been organised by the Washington Redskins American football team.

The club has invited 500 high school sports coaches to the event on April 17th, where they will get chance to see the team train as well as take part in the concussion summit.

It has been arranged at a time when traumatic brain injuries are big news in American football, amid recent calls for young players in particular to be treated with the utmost care when they experience concussions.

Coaches in the Washington, Maryland and Virginia areas have been invited to attend the information session at the team's training camp.

"We are going to expose them to all the information we have, because it does trickle down," explained Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen.

Last month, CBSSports.com reported that Dr Dawn Comstock, an associate professor at Ohio State University, spoke out about the dangers of concussions in college sport going unnoticed.

She cited a culture of machismo among students and a lack of awareness among teachers as key issues to overcome.

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