Indiana Sports Concussion Network

Promoting awareness and proper management of sports related concussion.

About Us

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In 2008, the Indiana Sports Concussion Network was formed to help reduce the number of concussions that went undetected and untreated in high school athletes.  The network is composed of members from a variety of

disciplines:  certified athletic trainers, athletic directors, teachers, school nurses, coaches, and parents.  These people make up the front line of concussion recognition and evaluation; they are vital to identifying an athlete that may be concussed, as well as monitoring the athlete and seeking emergency care if needed.  Personnel in this category can administer baseline ImPACT tests to high school athletes.  The next group to assist with concussion management is made up of physicians, psychologists, neurologists, and neuropsychologists.  The clinicians working with ISCN have been trained to administer, read, and interpret ImPACT post-injury tests.  The baseline ImPACT tests are compared to the post-injury ImPACT tests to assess the athletes’ neurocognitive function after a concussion is sustained.

When the athlete is feeling better and the ImPACT test results are back to baseline, the attending clinician will make a return-to-play decision.  This protocol will help to reduce the number of athletes that return to the playing field prior to complete healing of their brain injury.  We hope this reduces the number of incidences of Second Impact Syndrome and post-concussive symptoms that can last a lifetime.