Sport Concussion Coalition of Arizona

Mission Statement:

The Sport Concussion Coalition of Arizona is a partnership of healthcare professionals working together to ensure safe concussion management practices for Arizona's athletes, but especially youth and adolescent athletes.

Goals:

• Investigate concussion concerns and issues in youth and interscholastic sports within Arizona.
• Develop and share expertise in concussion management and related resources.
• Promote concussion education and awareness within the state.
• Recommend best practices for concussion recognition, assessment, and management to healthcare providers, sports organizations, school districts, coaching associations, parents, and athletes.
• Advocate for sound concussion-related policies and laws that reflect best available evidence and practices, and that meet the unique needs of patients with sports concussions
• Identify, promote, and facilitate opportunities for sport concussion research within the State of Arizona.

Founding Partners

Arizona Athletic Trainers' Association
Brain Injury Association of Arizona

SCCA Advisory Council

John T. Parsons, PhD, AT
President, Arizona Athletic Trainers' Association
Associate Professor and Program Director, Athletic Training Program
A.T. Still University

Mattie Cummins, MSW
Executive Director, Brain Injury Association of Arizona

H. Daniel Blackwood, Ph.D.
Private practice neuropsychology, Phoenix and Prescott
Diplomate, American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology/American Board of Professional Psychology

Javier Cardenas, MD
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Tina Kwasnica, MD
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Barrow Neurological Institute

Sydney Rice, MD
Associate Professor
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
University of Arizona

Tamara C. Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA
John P. Wood, D.O., Endowed Chair for Sports Medicine
Associate Professor, Athletic Training Program
A.T. Still University

SCCA Members

Arizona Athletic Trainers' Association
Arizona Emergency Nurses Association
Arizona Neuropsychological Society
AT Still University, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Barrow Neurological Institute
Brain Injury Association of Arizona
Cardon Children's Medical Center
Gentiva Rehab Without Walls
Life Line Ambulance Service, Inc.
Phoenix Elementary School District
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Scottsdale Emergency Associates
University of Arizona