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pittsoccer33 wrote:They want to stop head injuries but they allow bare knuckle punches to be thrown. Thats so hypocritical its kind of unbelievable.
Eventually the lawyers and insurance will catch up with hockey, football, and the combat sports. The NFL has the biggest financial target so it will start there. But they will all become uninsurable or the insurance will be so costly you will see non professional programs fall apart.
I see it starting with the parent's. Where I live, midget football program enrollments have been trending downward while soccer is soaring.pittsoccer33 wrote:Eventually the lawyers and insurance will catch up with hockey, football, and the combat sports.
Being someone who has never played and knows almost nothing about it, what are the main dangers of soccer?Rylan wrote:Best part about soccer is that people assume its safer when its dangerous in different ways. Makes me laugh.
Lower body injuries are high (knee and ankle especially. Can't name one person I played with that didn't have at least 1 significant injury to either). But, head injuries are also high when competing for aerial balls. Plus, rumor has it that repeatedly heading soccer balls is not very good for the brain either. But, soccer is far more physical than its perceived and parents' that want their kids to play soccer because its "safer" is rather comical.offsides wrote:Being someone who has never played and knows almost nothing about it, what are the main dangers of soccer?Rylan wrote:Best part about soccer is that people assume its safer when its dangerous in different ways. Makes me laugh.
I didn't know. This is a serious question but could helmets (soft or hard) help this issue, or do concussions just have to be tolerated?MRandall25 wrote:Yeah, I have a friend who plays soccer for W&J, and I'm pretty sure he's had 2 or 3 concussions this season alone.
Concussions could be avoided in all sports if movement was also eliminated. Until you dont hVe people and objects moving at high speeds in different directions, you arent even going to decrease them slightly.offsides wrote:I didn't know. This is a serious question but could helmets (soft or hard) help this issue, or do concussions just have to be tolerated?MRandall25 wrote:Yeah, I have a friend who plays soccer for W&J, and I'm pretty sure he's had 2 or 3 concussions this season alone.
I understand the risk pay thing, but will other professional sports go through the NFL type lawsuits? Also, the vast majority of high school and college athletes will never get the big pay but may be seriously injured. Banning physical sports is out of the question so I guess as long as athletes are completely informed of the dangers, concussions and other injuries will just be part of the equation. Guess there are no good answers that will satisfy most players and fans.mikey287 wrote:High speed things tend to be dangerous. That's why the good ones get paid the big bucks...it's risk pay.
Not that it needs any further backing, but count me in as someone that knows multiple people with pretty grotesque soccer injuries (one is concussed)...
Ban sports?
Eliminating punches to the head is a pretty good start. This is what they do to the brain:Idoit40fans wrote: Concussions could be avoided in all sports if movement was also eliminated. Until you dont hVe people and objects moving at high speeds in different directions, you arent even going to decrease them slightly.
Isn't the NFL eliminating parts of their sport such as running backs not being allowed to lead with their helmets outside the tackle box and no one allowed to go near a receivers head?shmenguin wrote:decades of clean hits in hockey, headers in soccer, blocking by linemen...these are the leaders in brain damage. not fights. if you want to eliminate brain trauma, you eliminate sports - not a niche part of sports.
Research has shown that repeated, low impact contact to the head is more dangerous than sporadic big hits. Linemen suffer a great deal.offsides wrote:Isn't the NFL eliminating parts of their sport such as running backs not being allowed to lead with their helmets outside the tackle box and no one allowed to go near a receivers head?shmenguin wrote:decades of clean hits in hockey, headers in soccer, blocking by linemen...these are the leaders in brain damage. not fights. if you want to eliminate brain trauma, you eliminate sports - not a niche part of sports.
Linemen are still the ones taking all the head trauma while big hits are being taken out of the game. I agree and sure don't have any answer for the linemen.shmenguin wrote:Research has shown that repeated, low impact contact to the head is more dangerous than sporadic big hits. Linemen suffer a great deal.offsides wrote:Isn't the NFL eliminating parts of their sport such as running backs not being allowed to lead with their helmets outside the tackle box and no one allowed to go near a receivers head?shmenguin wrote:decades of clean hits in hockey, headers in soccer, blocking by linemen...these are the leaders in brain damage. not fights. if you want to eliminate brain trauma, you eliminate sports - not a niche part of sports.
It's true: around 1 in a hundred times when one of them hits the turf as if they were shot, writhing in total agony, they are indeed actually hurt.Rylan wrote:Lower body injuries are high (knee and ankle especially. Can't name one person I played with that didn't have at least 1 significant injury to either). But, head injuries are also high when competing for aerial balls. Plus, rumor has it that repeatedly heading soccer balls is not very good for the brain either. But, soccer is far more physical than its perceived and parents' that want their kids to play soccer because its "safer" is rather comical.offsides wrote:Being someone who has never played and knows almost nothing about it, what are the main dangers of soccer?Rylan wrote:Best part about soccer is that people assume its safer when its dangerous in different ways. Makes me laugh.
And that is exactly why people misinterpret the dangers of soccer.IMFC wrote:It's true: around 1 in a hundred times when one of them hits the turf as if they were shot, writhing in total agony, they are indeed actually hurt.Rylan wrote:Lower body injuries are high (knee and ankle especially. Can't name one person I played with that didn't have at least 1 significant injury to either). But, head injuries are also high when competing for aerial balls. Plus, rumor has it that repeatedly heading soccer balls is not very good for the brain either. But, soccer is far more physical than its perceived and parents' that want their kids to play soccer because its "safer" is rather comical.offsides wrote:Being someone who has never played and knows almost nothing about it, what are the main dangers of soccer?Rylan wrote:Best part about soccer is that people assume its safer when its dangerous in different ways. Makes me laugh.