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'Concussion' doctor in NYT op-ed: No high-impact sports until age 18

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by LongTimeListener, Dec 7, 2015.

  1. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    There was a 49er lineman as well, IIRC.
     
  2. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    I wonder what other things kids that age should avoid?
     
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  3. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

  4. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    Would be awfully tough to do any conclusive studies ... you'd have to kill a random sample of players who didn't play with them and then kill a random sample of players who did. Would imagine it'd be hard to get a big sample size for that one.
     
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  5. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    It won't be long that all hitting will be taken out of youth hockey in Canada. It has already been removed from all levels except rep hockey.
     
  6. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    It does seem inconceivable.

    My best guess as to where it ends up is a hard ban on tackle and helmets until ninth grade, and perhaps mandatory time on frosh/JV (i.e. only two years of varsity football). I also think there could be minimum roster sizes at the HS level, which would end programs at a lot of schools. Having a team of 30 or 40 kids dramatically compromises safety.
     
  7. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Those might help with a blow to the head (like a baseball) but they won't prevent a concussion. Those are often caused by a violent hit. Your brain moves inside your skull and smacks the bone. No matter how much padding you have, the brain is still going to move around if your head is hit or stops suddenly.
     
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  8. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Go the Aussie Rules/rugby route and get rid of hard-shell helmets and move on with football.
     
  9. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    In a similar vein, you could do away with the facemask.
     
  10. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Exactly -- leave facemasks where they belong -- on the front of D1 softball players' helmets!
     
  11. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Paterno always advocated that.
     
  12. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    Not to determine if they were effective at preventing concussions.
     
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