GARDENDALE, Ala (WIAT) -  Injuries are a part of playing sports.  But some injuries are definitely worse than others and a new Alabama state law is trying to keep at least on injury to a minimum.

The state legislature recently passed a new law requiring coaches, referees and parents to keep players, of all sports, off the field after a concussion.  Dr. Larry Lemak says the danger isn't in the first hit as much as it is the second.  It's called "second impact syndrome", and if someone, especially a child, gets a second concussion before the first is healed it could be fatal.