26CornerBlitz Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 @NICK_WKBW From the Dr. who discovered CTE, an engaging thought provoking piece in the NYT: "Don’t Let Kids Play Football" http://nyti.ms/21IClUy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Hyping up that new movie coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Millions of American citizens have played the game and lived nice long lives. Most players don't make it to college, heck not even high school... the game is being made safer with head trauma in mind. Football build character and teaches team, accountability, preparation, goal setting, pride, and to me most importantly learning to live with winning and losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Teach kids how to play it right. The beautiful combination of strength and finesse won't suffer without the emphasis of big hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I played in college, and won't let my kids play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Here in Canada we use nerf footballs and play 2 hand touch so my kid will be fine CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I played in college, and won't let my kids play. To each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalos#1Fan Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 my dad is a neurosurgeon and would never let my brother or me play, i probably won't let my kids play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronyAbounds Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 It's not just the head injuries, you have people who played only in high school needing knee and hip replacements in their early 50s. Once you get to college ball the severity of the hits increases tremendously. All sports to some extent put people at risk of injuries and problems down the road, but football in particular requires many things out of your body that can lead to significant problems in later life. Heads and knees simply are not meant to be rammed by very hard plastic items with great force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The number one sport for concussions is not football, it is cycling: http://www.traumaticbraininjury.net/move-over-football-cycling-is-the-biggest-cause-of-sports-related-tbi/ Yet we never hear about people saying they won't let their kids ride bicycles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The number one sport for concussions is not football, it is cycling: http://www.traumaticbraininjury.net/move-over-football-cycling-is-the-biggest-cause-of-sports-related-tbi/ Yet we never hear about people saying they won't let their kids ride bicycles... But we do make 'em wear helmets now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 headers in soccer can be just as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Is there any doubt repetitive head trauma whether minor or not is bad for your brain. Just look at former boxers. I'll also go out on a limb and say playing basketball is bad for your joints. And playing hockey is bad for your dentition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I would think hockey is about as bad CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick the Greek Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Please watch the following and let me know what you think afterward: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/league-of-denial/ Concussions are BAD news, especially multiple ones. They amount to nothing more than brain damage. You would let you kids play a game that can result in traumatic brain injury? That doesn't seem quite righ, especially since 99% of the population won't be going pro. I love the big hit tho, I'm not gonna lie. It's a blood sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
respk Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 My kids never wanted to play football. I would have let them play had they asked, but wouldn't now. My son got a concussion playing volleyball. Who would've thought. It was a month and a half before he was cleared to participate in track, as the school did base level concussion testing and he couldn't pass, and I believe it was over a year before he was fully back to his usual personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungmack Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 ...and don't let them climb trees, crawl around a jungle gym, ride a bicycle, play any sport with any degree of contact, don't let them bat in baseball, no golfing because of errant balls cracking their skulls, no rough housing with your brothers or sisters, no bouncing on the bed, no bouncing in a bounce house, no riding ponies...just roll them in bubble wrap. Jeez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 ...and don't let them climb trees, crawl around a jungle gym, ride a bicycle, play any sport with any degree of contact, don't let them bat in baseball, no golfing because of errant balls cracking their skulls, no rough housing with your brothers or sisters, no bouncing on the bed, no bouncing in a bounce house, no riding ponies...just roll them in bubble wrap. Jeez! I love false equivalencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 @NICK_WKBW From the Dr. who discovered CTE, an engaging thought provoking piece in the NYT: "Don’t Let Kids Play Football" http://nyti.ms/21IClUy Thanks, Corner. Indeed interesting read. One question I have is what sort of incidence of trauma there is in rugby? Like football, it is a very physical game, but played without helmets and pads. The bad news is it's easy for a down player to get accidentally kicked in the head (and the team ethos if it's thought deliberate - well let's just say Suh wouldn't last too long in a rugby scrum). The good news is players never use their helmet/head as a weapon. Article on the topic: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-17959764 My kids never wanted to play football. I would have let them play had they asked, but wouldn't now. My son got a concussion playing volleyball. Who would've thought. It was a month and a half before he was cleared to participate in track, as the school did base level concussion testing and he couldn't pass, and I believe it was over a year before he was fully back to his usual personality. Heh. Yeah, I thought volleyball was a pretty safe sport - after all, the teams have no contact and your own teammates are trying to get out of your way. But yeah, every year a couple girls seem to go out for the season with concussion. Plus my kid has broken a bone in her hand, and broken her finger. Both in warmups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Football build character and teaches team, accountability, preparation, goal setting, pride, and to me most importantly learning to live with winning and losing. So does any other sport.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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