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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone give us the lowdown on A Form fall sports?  DS loves all sports.  I told him to go with whatever he wants to do.  He's come back to me for advice.  So I in turn am turning to you DCUMers.  I suppose I'd like to know what are the most popular, competitive, and well coached teams.  If left up to me, I'd vote soccer.  But that's only because I think there are fewer injuries in the sport.[/quote]

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The youth sport that requires treatment at hospitals more often than any other is soccer.  Head injuries and concussions are more prevalent and there are studies showing that early dementia occurs more often in former soccer players than football players.
Soccer is a wonderful sport for anyone to play.  It's just your notion that there are fewer injuries that I'd like to correct.[/quote]

Soccer requires more treatment than football, but football far outpaces soccer in terms of head injuries.  According to the American Association of Neurological surgeons, the top 10 sports-related head-injury categories among children ages 14 and younger were:

Cycling: 40,272
 Football: 21,878
 Baseball and Softball: 18,246
 Basketball: 14,952
 Skateboards/Scooters: 14,783
 Water Sports: 12,843
 Soccer: 8,392
 Powered Recreational Vehicles: 6,818
 Winter Sports: 6,750
 Trampolines: 5,025

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