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One out of two girls will sustain a concussion playing soccer, but most will recover and return to play with ease. Nevertheless, awareness and education are key to keeping players safe.

Retired soccer star Briana Scurry talks about how all her successes started with her mind and her ability to overcome obstacles. After her injury, she felt lost, broken.

After several weeks of not playing because of a concussion and then failing  several baseline tests, Briana Scurry became very worried.

As someone who had a phenomenal career in professional soccer and that had a career-ending head injury, Briana Scurry knows she can help other female — and male — athletes.

"Play so hard your opponent loses his next game as well."

Competition is steep in games like football. The desire to win often trumps safety.

Research is showing that the accumulation of sub-concussive hits in sports like football can be just as damaging as one or two major concussions.

The issues of sports-related concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy were intensified when the brain of a deceased 21-year-old football player was examined.

Retired NFL player Robert Griffith says he never blacked out or had to leave a game due to concussion, but he made 1,300 tackles in his career in games alone and "a lot of hitting goes on ... "

Dr. Robert Cantu talks about how Commissioner Goodell and the NFL and taking aggressive action to make football safer by changing some of the rules like limiting full contact practices to only once per week and not in the off season.

Dr. Robert Cantu talks about the importance of athletes having a comprehensive baseline test and neurologic assessment at the start of the season, and how those tests should ideally be administered.

Dr. Robert Cantu talks about the research being done with helmet and headband sensors as well as other tools to study the effects of subconcussive hits on athletes.