Re:Four Months After a Concussion, Your Brain Still Looks Di...
by protomyth on Monday November 25, 2013 @05:28PM
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Like skizm, I'm pretty sure High School isn't going to be the big problem.
I think American Football is very much in need of a rethink of their "safety" equipment. You can have a full contact sports[1] without the damage done. A football player is now wearing hard armor and it is not helping.
Boxing isn't less popular because of injuries. It is less popular because it isn't on ABC every week and it is all pay-per-view. Its an event sport that is not worth the money to pay for the events.
1) calling these blood sports makes for a problem when real blood sports are discussed - hyperbole and the brain shouldn't be mixed
I think American Football is very much in need of a rethink of their "safety" equipment. You can have a full contact sports[1] without the damage done. A football player is now wearing hard armor and it is not helping.
Boxing isn't less popular because of injuries. It is less popular because it isn't on ABC every week and it is all pay-per-view. Its an event sport that is not worth the money to pay for the events.
1) calling these blood sports makes for a problem when real blood sports are discussed - hyperbole and the brain shouldn't be mixed