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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seatbelts and airbags should make us still safe.  Yet people get injured.  I say we ban cars.

The articles weren't posted for you.  They were for people who have common sense and can balance risk, return, and reasonable levels of expectations.  Since that's not you, please don't let your child play any contact sports.  I recommend swimming, ping pong or maybe cross country running.[/quote]

The difference between cars and soccer is that people will do everything humanly possible to avoid accidents.  That's why you have seat belts and air bags designed to protect people in the worst possible situation.  In soccer, heading is an integrated part of the game that people intentionally do it on purpose.  That's the difference.  People driving cars are doing everything they can to avoid accidents while soccer players are intentionally heading the ball.  A lot of heading over the years will do damage to your brain.

Science today advances leap and bound.  People are more informed today than ever before.  Problem with soccer and football is that you have kids on the team that might be using PED to gain an advantage over other players.  Because of that, the collision between players have become much more violence because players are now so much stronger and faster.  The law of physics still applies today as it was 100 years ago,  F=ma.  The bigger and faster the players, the more force will happen in a collision between players when they jump up and head the ball.  It is science 101.

I work in the university Neurology department and I've asked about 10 Neurologists there this question:  would you let your kids play soccer or football knowing what you know now about concussions and CTE? 10 out of 10 responded with a resounding NO.

Then again, for those who feel soccer is safe and worth the risk, this is America and people have the rights to be stupid.  That's a great thing about democracy.[/quote]

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