Have they done a study on soccer which has more concussions than any sport?? Or any other sport besides football?? Even bike riding is more dangerous than football. Anything you do has consequences, so just sit home and don't do anything, just getting tired of all of this... ugh

Have they done a study on soccer which has more concussions than any sport?? Or any other sport besides football?? Even bike riding is more dangerous than football. Anything you do has consequences' date=' so just sit home and don't do anything, just getting tired of all of this... ugh[/quote']

 

Football has the most concussions.

• Researchers studied 24 high school players between the ages of 16 and 18
  
• none of the players were concussed during the season
  
• Researchers found abnormalities similar to the effects of mild brain injury
  

Researchers have found that playing a single season of football can change the brain of a teenager - even if they don't suffer concussions.

 

Even though players were not concussed during the season, researchers found abnormalities similar to the effects of mild traumatic brain injury.

 

They called for more research into the area, which raises new questions over the safety of contact sports for young adults.

 

High school football can damage the brain in just ONE season | Daily Mail Online

 

The player I know has new been concussed. Now if your a RB or LB. I would think more of a chace. The short guys that play with there head down take a beating.

I believe this wholeheartedly. I cant even imagine what a lot of us played with back in the 80's when you got your bell rung and they scooped you back up and sent you back in the huddle.

 

Atleast now they have trainers who are trained to sign off on kids who appear concussed.

I believe this wholeheartedly. I cant even imagine what a lot of us played with back in the 80's when you got your bell rung and they scooped you back up and sent you back in the huddle.

 

Atleast now they have trainers who are trained to sign off on kids who appear concussed.

 

One of our best players was knocked out cold in 1980 at Simon Kenton. Big game. Laid on the field for a while. Woke up. Walked off the field. Came back a few plays later. Ran a kickoff back for a TD to send the game to overtime.

One of our best players was knocked out cold in 1980 at Simon Kenton. Big game. Laid on the field for a while. Woke up. Walked off the field. Came back a few plays later. Ran a kickoff back for a TD to send the game to overtime.

 

Is he putting square pegs in round holes today? LOL

Explains a few of the posts on here.

Is he putting square pegs in round holes today? LOL

 

Nope. Fully functioning.

Football has the most concussions.

 

Ok, I stand corrected, found these recent 2013 stats, from this we should conclude that sports can be dangerous, play at your own risk, something I think we all knew anyways, so like I said, stay home so you can't get injured, and these numbers are per 100,000 by the way!!!:

 

Concussion Rates per Sport

 

The below numbers indicate the amount of sports concussions taking place per 100,000 athletic exposures. An athletic exposure is defined as one athlete participating in one organized high school athletic practice or competition, regardless of the amount of time played.

 

Football: 64 -76.8

Boys' ice hockey: 54

Girl's soccer: 33

Boys' lacrosse: 40 - 46.6

Girls' lacrosse: 31 - 35

Boys' soccer: 19 - 19.2

Boys' wrestling: 22 - 23.9

Girls' basketball: 18.6 - 21

Girls' softball: 16 - 16.3

Boys' basketball: 16 - 21.2

Girls' field hockey: 22 - 24.9

Cheerleading: 11.5 to 14

Girls' volleyball: 6 - 8.6

Boys' baseball: Between 4.6 - 5

Girls' gymnastics: 7

Ok, I stand corrected, found these recent 2013 stats, from this we should conclude that sports are pretty dangerous, play at your own risk, something I think we all knew anyways, so like I said, stay home so you can't get injured, and these numbers are per 100,000 by the way!!!:

 

Concussion Rates per Sport

 

The below numbers indicate the amount of sports concussions taking place per 100,000 athletic exposures. An athletic exposure is defined as one athlete participating in one organized high school athletic practice or competition, regardless of the amount of time played.

 

Football: 64 -76.8

Boys' ice hockey: 54

Girl's soccer: 33

Boys' lacrosse: 40 - 46.6

Girls' lacrosse: 31 - 35

Boys' soccer: 19 - 19.2

Boys' wrestling: 22 - 23.9

Girls' basketball: 18.6 - 21

Girls' softball: 16 - 16.3

Boys' basketball: 16 - 21.2

Girls' field hockey: 22 - 24.9

Cheerleading: 11.5 to 14

Girls' volleyball: 6 - 8.6

Boys' baseball: Between 4.6 - 5

Girls' gymnastics: 7

 

Play at your own risk doesn't absolve adults and organizations from making the sport safer.

 

Colleges and high schools are dreading the day that one of them has to pay out a huge penalty over a lawsuit. Once it happens the flood gates will open and something drastic will happen as far as the changing of the game.

Play at your own risk doesn't absolve adults and organizations from making the sport safer.

 

Colleges and high schools are dreading the day that one of them has to pay out a huge penalty over a lawsuit. Once it happens the flood gates will open and something drastic will happen as far as the changing of the game.

 

I never said that, totally believe organizations should take every step/precaution necessary to ensure the athletes are as safe as possible. I've coached mostly youth and some high school football since 1997 & I've found that the leading cause of most injuries from my experience has been the improper fitting & wearing of the equipment!! This is something I think is a huge deal! Coaches & managers need to be properly trained as to how the equipment is supposed to fit on the athlete, you would not believe how many do not have a clue.

These kinds of things hurt the kids worse than the actual injury itself IMO. I always lived by and am a firm believer in "when you play not to get hurt, you get hurt". Kids nowadays play scared because they don't want to get hurt. Maybe it's just the amount this generation is babied or a lack of toughness. I'm aware accidents happen, hence the word accident. But man is it annoying seeing kids play soft, again this is just my opinion.

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This kinda stuff is generally pushed by people who like to sensationalize the results to further their agenda. Just my opinion. Who knows, they may have a legitimate concern. What I do know is that I played 20+ years at RB from PeeWee through Minor League football and I still can add subtract and multiply on my worst days. I know hundreds of folks who have had the same experience. Does football cause damage, I'm sure it does, but the same could be said of shaking your head from side to side to get the water out of your ear.

 

24 people is not a study, and just because you got a concussion doesn't mean your produce. (ie a vegetable for those not following me). It also never says anything in any of these concussion articles about whether the effects are reversible. That makes me suspicious If your a smoker and you quit, they say after a certain period of time you have the same chance of getting cancer as a non-smoker. If that's true then I have to believe that the body can recover from a little bucket jostling.

 

Most guys I know who played for as long as I did have issues with things like knees, hips, or shoulders if anything. I don't know anyone with brain issues that didn't have them long before they started.

 

Just food for thought.

I'm surprised that gymnastics are so low seeing how many physical risks gymnasts take. Interesting.

Could have to do with the number of kids who compete at a high enough level to get them. My niece was a D1 gymnast and she mad more concussions than my sons who played football growing up.