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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do some research- CTE is not just a problem with football. It’s pervasive in soccer, hockey, basketball, (lacrosse - TBD). Do you really not let your kids play any of those sports?
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This.  A lot of the anti-football sentiment is just classism (and honestly, a little raciscm).

People who have never attended a youth football practice talk about how dangerous it is, but sign their children up for hockey or lacross or softball, where head injuries can also occur.

They don't like football bc they associate with Red countries and bigotry.

But here's the truth: any sport that has athletes sharing space and running at top speed has risk for injury.

And the other truth they don't want to hear: football is the absolute BEST way to get your child exposed to other kids, cultures and races.  My son's baseball team is 100% white.  His basketball team had 3 AA boys.

His football team:  too many different cultures and races to count: Latin, AA, Asian, White.

Half the people on this board think its either a poor person's sport or a racist redneck sport.  It is neither.  It is a wonderful way for boys to get exercise, build character, and grow friendships[/quote]

I played football through high school. I'm not sure what other sport would have me launching myself at a player mid jump with the hope of hitting them hard enough that they dropped a ball or have a coach explaining that if I hit a 220 pound ball of muscle barreling forward low enough then I'll be able to take them to the ground. Most other sports, that's some kind of penalty if not an ejection. My kids play flag football and if they after ask to play tackle, the answer will be no. [/quote]

Well, that does happen in hockey and lacrosse, but you're assuming that's the only way to get a concussion.

How about 2 players sprinting towards the ball both with the intent to strike the ball with their head?  That's why Girls Soccer is actually the second most dangerous sport when it comes to concussions.

I'm not arguing that football isn't dangerous; it is.  But the narrative that its dangerous and kids should player other sports to play is safe is exaggerated.

Any sport where the athletes can occupy the same space carries an inherent danger.  If you're worried about your kids getting a head injury, you should really remove football, soccer, basketball, hockey, lacrosse, etc.

Which is fine.  Your kids can play tennis.

But it often feels like "safety" is a convenient cover for people to hate on football because they just don't like the people that play it[/quote]

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