08 June 2011

BRAIN EXPLOSION

Brain Explosion
Reporter: PBS Frontline
Broadcast: 19/05/2011

Some have described it as the sports equivalent of an arms race. No matter what the code, all coaches want their players bigger and faster, capable of handing out and taking physical punishment. This week Four Corners and PBS Frontline go inside American high school football to look at the impact this arms race is having on players, focusing on the latest research into brain injury. The news for sports stars and sports fans is sobering.

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