I bet a lot of parents and youth coaches have been closely following all the news recently about head injuries among football, soccer and hockey players.

(If you have not already read it, I highly recommend The New York Times series called “Punched Out” about the life and death of NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard).

In October, I blogged about how Seattle startup Korrio was teaming up with Axon Sports, a company that provides online concussion tools to help raise awareness of head injuries in youth soccer.

Back then, the two companies said they would also explore ways to integrate baseline testing through Axon Sports CCAT on Korrio’s sports automation platform Playflow.

And now Korrio -- which helps streamline registration, rosters, scheduling and communications for youth sports teams -- has some more details about how the partnership will work.

Korrio says it is integrating Axon Sports’ Computerized Cognitive Assessment Tool (CCAT) results into personal player dashboards. Now youth sports players will be able to take online cognitive test -- a “before” snapshot of an athlete’s healthy brain activities including attention, processing speed, working memory, and learning. The baseline snapshot can be used for comparison if a player suffers a head injury.

Korrio says the online test takes about 10 minutes and costs about $10 a child. The test is a simple card game like solitaire that measures how fast and how accurately a player answers questions.

Korrio says this new integration of Axon Sports baseline test is a big step that will help families move from concussion awareness to concussion management. Kids can take the test online at home. Sports organizations can require the test when players register.

Korrio plans a pilot project this coming soccer season using Playflow’s integrated baseline cognitive testing. Participating teams include select teams from Seattle United, Sudbury Youth Soccer and Massachusetts Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program.

Korrio’s financial backers include Ignition Partners.