CIF revises concussion recovery protocol, adds sudden cardiac arrest protocol and coaches' training

The CIF Board of Managers made revisions to the protocol regarding the return of players suspected of having a concussion while adding a protocol for students diagnosed with sudden cardiac arrest and requiring coaches to be trained in recognizing the signs of sudden cardiac arrest.

"This body does this to honor all of our athletes and future athletes, but in particular we do this to honor Eric Paredes," said CIF Board of Managers chair Jeffrey Felix.

Eric Paredes was 15 when he died of sudden cardiac arrest on July 23, 2009. "He had no warning signs," said Paredes' mother, Rhina Paredes-Greeso...