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Six databases were searched: SPORTDiscus, Academic Search Premiere, CINAHL, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Google Scholar. Studies evaluated the use and\/or efficacy of concussion education programs among coaches or parents of youth athletes. A total of 13 articles (out of 1553 articles) met selection criteria. Although different concussion education programs exist, only three have been evaluated in the literature: ACTive Athletic Concussion Training\u2122, USA Football\u2019s Heads Up Football, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s HEADS UP. These programs are well liked among coaches and parents and the suggested practices are easily implemented by coaches. These programs increased concussion knowledge among coaches and parents and promoted behavioral changes among coaches to reduce the concussion risk in high school sports. Few studies have assessed the efficacy of concussion education programs on youth athlete health outcomes. No studies included a longitudinal follow up to determine the degree of knowledge retention following the intervention. While online educational programs are sufficient to improve coach knowledge, in-person training may be a more effective educational tool for reducing the incidence of youth sport concussion. Future studies addressing the efficacy of concussion education programs should include a longitudinal follow up to assess knowledge retention and fidelity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph17082665","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,13]],"date-time":"2020-04-13T10:41:52Z","timestamp":1586774512000},"page":"2665","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":51,"title":["A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Concussion Education Programs for Coaches and Parents of Youth Athletes"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9488-1552","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robyn","family":"Feiss","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Molly","family":"Lutz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics &amp; Sports Medicine, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elaine","family":"Reiche","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Justin","family":"Moody","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Professions, Samford University, Birmingham, AL 35229, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6087-2423","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Melissa","family":"Pangelinan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"597","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2010-2005","article-title":"Sport-Related Concussion in Children and Adolescents","volume":"126","author":"Halstead","year":"2010","journal-title":"Pediatrics"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1177\/2059700219900053","article-title":"A systematic review of coach and parent knowledge of concussion","volume":"4","author":"Feiss","year":"2020","journal-title":"J. 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