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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid played football in HS all four years without ever having played youth football.  He never got a concussion and never got an injury that kept him out of a game at all that I can remember.  One kid, the QB, did get a concussion during a game once.  I believe he's a lawyer now.[/quote]

Most concussions are never diagnosed. If he played (not just rode the bench) for four years, he probably got a concussion [/quote]

I’m a coach, and this is definitely not true in our district.  There is a huge amount of training around concussion protocols and testing, and it’s enforced. [/quote]

Yes.  This is correct.

and the other PP above who started their post with 'hogwash' perfectly exemplifies the football haters out there.  This isn't the 1980s.  Most football coaches emphasize safety over all else.

They are not "washed out" dads strung up on steriods.

This is exactly what I mean when people hide behind the "safety" reason when in fact they just don't like the sport for some reason.[/quote]

You are full of it. My kids first year in tackle football was insane. It doesn't matter if you train people in concussion protocols. They are ignored. I'm going to say it again. They are ignored. 
Football is complex and the coaches never had time to emphasize safety in practices. It was not a good sport to  have dads running everything. [/quote]

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