Football Concussions - read this

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twnoexcuses
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Football Concussions - read this

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Everyone coaching football, with a kid playing football, or who has a kid and are thinking about letting him play football, READ THIS:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chr ... ontributor

"We Don’t Know If New Safety Procedures Help

Football apologists are quick to point out that most of the individuals diagnosed with CTE played football in an “earlier era” where safety was not as big a concern. In modern football, players tackle differently, use different equipment, and are protected by new rules such as those that require a play to be ended if a player’s helmet comes off. But there is little evidence to suggest that any of these changes will make a difference.

A 2014 study appearing in the American Journal of Sports Medicine found similar concussion rates among high school football players regardless of the helmet brand used. Tackling technique may not matter much when, as this NFL study shows, even well-anticipated tackles (such as those that occur during a kick return) can result in concussion."

twnoexcuses
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Re: Football Concussions - read this

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OK Moms, Dads, Coaches, School Administrators, Trainers, etc.

CTE is due to repeated hits. Not just concussions. Concussion "protocol" is helpful and should obviously be observed, but the bigger problem are the repeated hits.

Concussion protocol is not stopping CTE. Stopping practice, games, and hits to the head is what stops CTE (e.g. NO FOOTBALL!)

Quit gambling with kids' lives. In order to gamble with money.

READ THIS and get your heads out of the sand!

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/18/health/ct ... index.html

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