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Concussions in college athletics are a general concern in high school, college and professional athletics teams. While national discussion tends to focus on football and boxing, sports traditionally dominated by males, Pepperdine coaches and female athletes explain how females can be vulnerable to head injuries too.
National Collegiate Athletic Association data shows that college athletes suffered an average of 10,500 concussions annually from 2010 to 2014, of which approximately 3,400 occurred in football alone.
