It should be mandated in any certified coaching and/or officiating organizations that basic first aid, along with continued education in things like concussion awareness be part of the certification progress. Most organized youth sports do not have EMT's/Paramedics on hand, and the coaches and officials are the first on scene.

As a past hockey referee (youth through Semi-Pro) and Volunteer Fireman (CFR-D), I would hope that with todays knowledge, we utilize that knowledge to help protect our youth.

Quote from: Jorge300 on October 21, 2014, 01:06:51 PM

Are there many concussions occuring in bowling?
 
I can see having to take this to coach football, basketball, soccer, heck even vollyball, but bowling?!?

Well, not during bowling but...

I had just finished league one night and was bending overputting my ball in my locker.  My locker was the bottom one in a stack of five.  The top locker was slightly ajar and had a couple of balls inside stacked one on top of the other.  The vibrations from my ball being placed inside the locker had the effect of causing the top ball above to roll off of the bottom one and out of the locker.  Unfortunately, my big head was in the way of the ball and the floor. 

I felt the impact on the back of my head and I instinctively knew what it was and the voice of my tower climbing instructor went through my brain - Headache! Don't look up!
I was knocked to the floor and then I felt another impact on the back of my neck.  I thought it was another bowling ball but it was just the same ball that had bounced up off my head and had hit me again before it rolled down and off my shoulder.  There was another bowler who witnessed it and called for help.  I did not lose conscienceness but I was checked out for concussion before I went home.  Had a wicked headache that night.