I hate it when people say parents should put their kids in basketball or baseball instead of football because of CTE

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Team sports is the only reason my kid has friends and some semblance of a normal childhood otherwise he’d just be home doing some sort of autistic coding which he stays up all night and does anyway

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Anonymous wrote:Team sports is the only reason my kid has friends and some semblance of a normal childhood otherwise he’d just be home doing some sort of autistic coding which he stays up all night and does anyway

That’s great. Does he play football?

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Do other sports then, duh.

Tennis, golf, swimming, track, cycling, powerlifting, wrestling, etc.

Football is dumb AF. Parents signing up their kids for tackle football should be jailed for child abuse and endangerment.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s more dangerous to get into a car than it is to play football or any of the other sports listed here. My kids are too young to play anything seriously yet but I will encourage all of them to play the most competitive and physically demanding team sports they are interested in. It’s a tough world out there and kids will be more prepared to conquer it if they’ve been physically and mentally tested/challenged in sports before they have to deal with it socially or professionally. Doing hard things well is what often separates the successful from the excuse makers.

In a given year, a gridiron football player is 10x as likely to get a concussion, and 20x as likely to be injured, than a 10,000 mile car rider/driver is to get injured at all in the car.

The risk of death is higher in a car, but dying in a car is only 1% over 100 years.

Okay then riding a bike. My point is those who choose to play it “safe” all the time risk raising kids that can’t handle the challenges life throws at them. I rather my child break an arm playing a sport than living in my basement or needing a life coach at 25. Pick your poison.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s more dangerous to get into a car than it is to play football or any of the other sports listed here. My kids are too young to play anything seriously yet but I will encourage all of them to play the most competitive and physically demanding team sports they are interested in. It’s a tough world out there and kids will be more prepared to conquer it if they’ve been physically and mentally tested/challenged in sports before they have to deal with it socially or professionally. Doing hard things well is what often separates the successful from the excuse makers.

In a given year, a gridiron football player is 10x as likely to get a concussion, and 20x as likely to be injured, than a 10,000 mile car rider/driver is to get injured at all in the car.

The risk of death is higher in a car, but dying in a car is only 1% over 100 years.

Okay then riding a bike. My point is those who choose to play it “safe” all the time risk raising kids that can’t handle the challenges life throws at them. I rather my child break an arm playing a sport than living in my basement or needing a life coach at 25. Pick your poison.

The thread is about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, not a broken arm.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s more dangerous to get into a car than it is to play football or any of the other sports listed here. My kids are too young to play anything seriously yet but I will encourage all of them to play the most competitive and physically demanding team sports they are interested in. It’s a tough world out there and kids will be more prepared to conquer it if they’ve been physically and mentally tested/challenged in sports before they have to deal with it socially or professionally. Doing hard things well is what often separates the successful from the excuse makers.

In a given year, a gridiron football player is 10x as likely to get a concussion, and 20x as likely to be injured, than a 10,000 mile car rider/driver is to get injured at all in the car.

The risk of death is higher in a car, but dying in a car is only 1% over 100 years.

Okay then riding a bike. My point is those who choose to play it “safe” all the time risk raising kids that can’t handle the challenges life throws at them. I rather my child break an arm playing a sport than living in my basement or needing a life coach at 25. Pick your poison.

Yes because it’s football or basement dwelling incel

[Anonymous]

The only people they’ve tested for CTE had CTE, and everyone knew it already. Don’t get me wrong, football is dangerous and CTE is a real risk, but not everyone who plays football gets it. A kid who plays high school football and doesn’t go on to play college and pro is not likely to develop CTE.

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Anonymous wrote:Here is some advice from someone who has college graduate former sports kids. Sports are not worth it. My kids have permanent physical and mental injuries from sports that we paid thousands for. They would have learned more in school without sports, have less pain and we would have more money.

What sports did they play? D1? What sorts of injuries did they experience?

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Anonymous wrote:Do other sports then, duh.

Tennis, golf, swimming, track, cycling, powerlifting, wrestling, etc.

Football is dumb AF. Parents signing up their kids for tackle football should be jailed for child abuse and endangerment.

Does wrestling not cause CTE too?

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Anonymous wrote:I agree football is dangerous, but baseball and basketball aren’t replacements for football. Unless your kid is at least 6’3”, they aren’t going to be competitive for high school basketball. Baseball also has a massive barrier to entry with the skill needed. Basketball and baseball at the youth and high school level are full, so no, they can’t fully replace football

LOL parents are stupid to have their kids play soccer and lax. At least basketball and football there is money possibly...

None of these sports are great anyway. Tennis, Golf, swimming can do your whole life.

The people who grew up swimming or playing tennis burn out and stop playing those sports after high school or college

Tell me you know nothing about Master’s Swimming without telling me you know nothing. I’ve literally had the privilege of swimming with and competing with Olympic athletes because of Master’s. And I had the honor of 60something hand me my ass in backstroke when I was in my 30s. Yes, she was a former Olympian.

Just curious, what level swimmer were you when younger? I was high level and most people I swam with rarely touch the pool now. Burnout is very real and most of us enjoy exploring other ways to be fit that don’t involve staring at a black line. I feel like I have done every type of set under the sun and just can’t find the enjoyment in it anymore. Plus there’s the depressing evidence of how much slower I am now with zero realistic hope of ever getting close to my old times. Glad you’re enjoying it though.

Team sports that involve a ball are far more fun than swimming. As you say, staring at a black line, unable to hVe fun banter with teammates, kinda sucks.

LOL, you are unaware of relays, and the vibe of swim meets. Glorious times, hanging out with friends and waiting for your events, and cheering on your teammates. But hey, if concussions are your scene, go for it. Your poor kid…

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Anonymous wrote:The only people they’ve tested for CTE had CTE, and everyone knew it already. Don’t get me wrong, football is dangerous and CTE is a real risk, but not everyone who plays football gets it. A kid who plays high school football and doesn’t go on to play college and pro is not likely to develop CTE.

Wrong. 1000% wrong.

They've done autopsies of kids in high school who died and who played football. They shockingly have found CTE plaques in high school football players who've never been diagnosed with a concussion. IIRC, the one high school player had a brain that looked like he was in his 40s or whatever.

Many kids who play high school football have probably played since peewee. They have multiple practices per week, games, and for years on end. By the time they're in high school they've already recieved thousands of hits to the head.

Football is basically MMA. Yeah, you won't get knocked out 99% of the time, but every time you run into someone, block, or tackle, it is like taking a jab to the head in boxing or MMA. Those thousands of small insults to the brain and head add up over time due to years and years of practices and games. Just look at Muhammad Ali. He almost never got KO'd, but all those smaller hits to the head turned his brains into mush. You're literally signing your kid up for pugilistica dementia risk when you permit them to play football.

[Anonymous]

There are millions of HS football players each year. If what you say is true why aren’t there millions of adult males struggling with brain issues? Football is a violent sport. It has risks, but it also has a lot to offer a young man. It’s popular for a reason. Males are attracted to the camaraderie, toughness, and bravery that football requires. Those things are not found everywhere and their absence from a young man’s life is also a risk. The moms on here have trouble understanding that.

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Football is for poor people

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Anonymous wrote:There are millions of HS football players each year. If what you say is true why aren’t there millions of adult males struggling with brain issues? Football is a violent sport. It has risks, but it also has a lot to offer a young man. It’s popular for a reason. Males are attracted to the camaraderie, toughness, and bravery that football requires. Those things are not found everywhere and their absence from a young man’s life is also a risk. The moms on here have trouble understanding that.

I absolutely understand it, as my son loves football, and we’ve told him he will only be allowed to play flag. Which is not nearly as rough as he would prefer.

But how do you know that those millions of players don’t have brain injuries? Looking at how much more crime is perpetrated by men than women, how do we know that isn’t related to early small brain trauma? I’m not saying it is for sure either, I just don’t think we know everything yet, and I’m not willing to experiment with my kid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are millions of HS football players each year. If what you say is true why aren’t there millions of adult males struggling with brain issues? Football is a violent sport. It has risks, but it also has a lot to offer a young man. It’s popular for a reason. Males are attracted to the camaraderie, toughness, and bravery that football requires. Those things are not found everywhere and their absence from a young man’s life is also a risk. The moms on here have trouble understanding that.

You have drunk the kool-aid that a boy cannot become a good man without sports.