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Returning to Sports
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Returning to Sports." https://www.cdc.gov/heads-up/guidelines/returning-to-sports.html.
Why this matters here
CDC return-to-sports guidance stages recovery through graded exertion under healthcare supervision, with symptoms sending the athlete back a step. The Game We Think We Saw treats that protocol as a moral boundary as much as a clinical one: courage is not a diagnostic instrument for concussion readiness.
