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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just to be clear, CTEs have not been found in Youth Soccer. The ball does not really get that high in the air to come down with force.[/quote]

Agreed, it has not been found in youth soccer.  It can only be found by studying the brain after the person dies.  So they are not studying the brains of living children.

However- it is not the impact of the ball they believe causes CTE.  It is the motion of the head- moving quickly in one direction and then stopping- that causes the brain to impact the inside of the skull.  It is not the impact on the outside of the skull, it is the movement of the brain inside the skull.  This is why even the best football helmets can only reduce the risk.  Helmets do nothing to stop the impact on the INSIDE of the skull.  [/quote]

Children die all the time. No autopsy of a child has found CTE which they suspect was caused by a few years of youth soccer. Though they have found CTE in children who have been abused.

I understand physics, I understand concussions and I understand CTE is a real problem. I just don't want some mom freaking out because their 5 year old hit the ball with their head. [/quote]

Agreed 100%.[/quote]

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