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CONCUSSION EDUCATION REIMAGINED FOR TODAY’S GENERATION FOR ATHLETES, PARENTS, AND COACHES WHO ARE WE? TEACHAIDS (A RENOWNED NON-PROFIT) Creating research-based health education products for distribution in 82 countries 2 PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP DR. PIYA SORCAR COACH DICK GOULD FOUNDER & CEO VICE CHAIRMAN B.A. Economics Undergrad, Stanford B.S. Business Information Systems M.A. Physical Education, Stanford B.S. Mass Communication/Journalism M.A. Learning, Design, and Technology Ph.D. International Comparative Education • Instituted HIV education into 82 countries • Stanford Coach/Director of Tennis (Emeritus) • MIT Technology Review’s 35 under 35 • 17 NCAA Team Championships • 2019 GlobalMindED Entrepreneurship Award • 72 Grand Slam Championships won by 13 former players • Telly Award: Worldwide Life-Saving Education • Coach of the Decade (80s, 90s) • Strategy & Innovation Awards, Innovation Entreprise • Numerous Lifetime Achievement and Service Awards • Outstanding Alumni Award, Stanford School of Education • Exceptional Service to Stanford University Award 3 RESEARCH-BASED METHODOLOGY CrashCourse was designed by a world-class team of academics, researchers, and doctors associated with the following institutions and organizations such as the following: Dr. Brian Hainline “CrashCourse by TeachAids is grounded in integrity and is fast Chief Medical Officer becoming a model program for improving the culture of concussion NCAA safety in sport.” INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED MEDICAL EXPERTS (30+) Dr. David Cifu Dr. Odette Harris Dr. Robert Cantu Dr. Gordon Matheson Dr. Josh Bloom Dr. Michael Stuart Associate Dean Professor of Neurosurgery Medical Director Professor Emeritus Team Physician, Chief Medical Officer VCU School of Medicine VA Palo Alto Health Care System Cantu Concussion Center Orthopaedic Surgery USA Baseball USA Hockey Dr. Jamshid Ghajar Dr. Daniel Daneshvar Dr. John Leddy Dr. George Rutherford Dr. Maya Yutsis Dr. James Chesnutt Medical Director Founder and President Faculty, Harvard Clinical Orthopedics Director of Prevention and Team Neuropsychologist OHSU Concussion Program Brain Trauma Foundation Medical School UB School of Medicine Public Health, UCSF SF 49ers Dr. Gerald Grant “When these kids and parents come to our clinics they are starving Division Chief for information. The power of CrashCourse is that it speaks to Pediatric Neurosurgery students in their own language. It’s going to make a huge impact.” ATHLETIC ADVISORS & AMBASSADORS (40+) Bob Bowlsby Coach David Shaw Coach Jack Clark Larry Scott Buddy Teevens Bernard Muir Commissioner Head Coach Head Coach Commissioner Head Coach Director of Athletics Big 12 Conference Stanford Football UC Berkeley Rugby Pac-12 Conference Dartmouth Football Stanford University Ray Anderson Katie Ledecky Kate Courtney Nneka Ogwumike Brenda Villa Tom Holmoe Director of Athletics Olympic Gold Medalist World Cup Champion WNBA Player of the Year Olympic Gold Medalist Director of Athletics Arizona State University Swimming Pro Mountain Biking Los Angeles Sparks Water Polo Brigham Young University Julie Foudy “The CrashCourse materials have been an outstanding resource for US Soccer Hall of Fame our young athletes. It’s been incredible to watch the tremendous Two-time World Cup Champion momentum around this initiative expand across our country.” SPORT ORGANIZATION PARTNERS US Olympic & Paralympic Committee Governing Bodies National Council of Youth Sports 7 WHY CONCUSSION EDUCATION? Concussion is the No. 1 problem for sports throughout the world The Sydney Morning Herald, 2020 An estimated average of 10,500 concussions per year are reported among college athletes. CARE Consortium By the Numbers, 2019 1 in 5 high school athletes will receive a concussion Veliz et al, Jama, 2017 Cycling is the #1 cause of sport concussions AANS, A Neurosurgeon’s Guide to Sports-related Head Injury, 2019 8 WHAT IS OUR TEAM DOING ABOUT IT? Producing the CrashCourse Concussion Education Suite! Fall Summer Winter Winter 2019 2020 2021 2022 Football Video (12 min) Brain Fly-Through Video (8 min) Concussion Story Wall Multi-Sport Video In standard video and VR In standard video and VR Interactive online database Certification capabilities Certification capabilities 700+ personal stories 9 CRASHCOURSE SUITE (1 of 4): CONCUSSION FOOTBALL VIDEO Debut concussion education module featuring Heisman trophy runner-up (Released: Fall 2019) 10 CRASHCOURSE SUITE (2 of 4): BRAIN FLY-THROUGH VIDEO Explore the complexities of the brain with a world mountain biking champion (Released: Summer 2020) 11 CRASHCOURSE SUITE (3 of 4): CONCUSSION STORY WALL Database of 700+ personal stories from people impacted by concussions (Released: Winter 2021) https://ConcussionStoryWall.org 12 CRASHCOURSE SUITE (4 of 4): MULTI-SPORT VIDEO Projected Completion in 2022 Interactive concussion education featuring 30+ sports ● Fast-moving (20 minutes) ● Engaging ● Research-based ● Certification for Athletes and Coaches ● Audience ○ Athletes (Youth, H.S., Club, College) ○ Parents ○ Coaches (All Levels) ○ Trainers ○ Officials 13 JOIN OUR TEAM TO COMPLETE OUR PRODUCT LINE THE TIPPING POINT HAS ARRIVED! TWO YEARS OF ALIGNING ALL THE PIECES: Surveying and conducting research Building a team of renowned medical/athletic experts Developing distribution channels (Youth Football; USOPC; NCYS, Schools) Forming incredible partnerships PRODUCTION OF THREE ACCLAIMED PRODUCTS CrashCourse Football w/ Certification Capabilities Brain Fly-Through Video Concussion Story Wall HELP US COMPLETE OUR FINAL PRODUCT 14 WHAT IMPACT CAN WE HAVE? DISTRIBUTION BUILT-IN VIA EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS All states have concussion management laws Expect to reach 100M+ Youth, Parents, & Coaches in 5 years US Olympic and Paralympic Committee Governing Bodies (30 Sports; Beginning Youth Clubs/Leagues & up) US National Council of Youth Sports (Serves 60M Boys & Girls registered in Youth Sports Programs) Middle and High Schools (7K) 15 SPONSORSHIP/PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TITLE SPONSORSHIP (1) CO-SPONSORS (3) $500K $250K PLATINUM PARTNERS GOLD PARTNERS $100K $50K SILVER PARTNERS BRONZE PARTNERS $25K $10K 16 QUESTIONS? CONTACT US. Dr. Piya Sorcar TeachAids Homepage Founder & CEO CrashCourse Website [email protected] FAQ Page Coach Dick Gould Advisors Vice Chairman [email protected] Ambassadors 516 High Street Palo Alto, California 94301.