The issue of concussions in sports has received a lot of attention in the press in the past year, and rightfully so. Concussions can have serious long-term affects on players and the sports world is fortunately moving away from its previous casual attitude toward them. While it unreasonable to think we can completely eliminate concussions from a contact sport such as soccer, we can be better at identifying concussions when they happen and getting proper treatment for them immediately. Toward that end, we've put together this primer on concussions for our players, coaches and parents. If you think we've missed something, let us know.