Most of the youth football coaches I see out on the fields look and sound like meatheads.
Ed Cunningham of ESPN quits- says football is too dangerous
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When I was in pee-wee our coach was a former lineman from Arizona St. All that we did most practices was line up over some mud puddle and hit one another from a few yards away while he laughed. We didn't win many games, but I learned how to knock the snot out of other kids. I have real memory issues now, I do wonder if it's related to to childhood sports.
My first year of football, flag, the coach took me (QB) and a couple of other players that would have the ball and wrapped our flags around the belt. I was 2nd or 3rd grade and did not think about what he did until I was running down the sideline and a kid grabs my flag, which doesn't come off, trips and here I am dragging this kid down the field while he is still clutching on to my flag. The refs blows the whistle, calls the coach out on the field and this "meathead" of a coach says, "guys you should be doing that" as he laughed.....SOB!
Yes, we had meatheads back then too.
People literally die taking part in motorsports and it does not stop them. You could line up the players on a college team and tell them that 1 of you is going to die before you reach the age of 30 because of the sport and the majority will still sign up thinking "it wont be me". I say that with respect to the fact the game will not go away. Too much money to attract players and to keep the sport alive.
Concerning soccer I think you might see less headers in practice to help with the repetitive head contact. If there is CTE in soccer players I would wager that comes from years of training rather than in game play. As for the heading of the ball down field I believe the reason you see them try to head the ball is that often times the forwards are jousting with center backs and they are trying to flick/head the ball to a teammate. You cant control it as well with your chest in that situation. Heading the ball allows you to pass the ball without really slowing down the play. Chesting the ball slows it down and lets the defense catch up.
Concerning soccer I think you might see less headers in practice to help with the repetitive head contact. If there is CTE in soccer players I would wager that comes from years of training rather than in game play. As for the heading of the ball down field I believe the reason you see them try to head the ball is that often times the forwards are jousting with center backs and they are trying to flick/head the ball to a teammate. You cant control it as well with your chest in that situation. Heading the ball allows you to pass the ball without really slowing down the play. Chesting the ball slows it down and lets the defense catch up.
A recent study which I won't link indicated that high school football players are not at a major risk for cte.
The risk rises exponentially with higher levels of play. It is just 1 major study but a pretty good one suggesting the higher forces at greater condition is the main factor.
The risk rises exponentially with higher levels of play. It is just 1 major study but a pretty good one suggesting the higher forces at greater condition is the main factor.
Probably also supports the notion that the longer you play, the more damage you do.
Cunningham was just on Mike & Mike and gave a scathing rebuke of the Iowa coaching staff from the bowl game against the goaters for leaving their injured qb Beathard in the game.
I dont know anything about the Stetson football player other than it wasnt because of trauma or anything directly related to game play. I think there is a difference between players dying because they work out too hard or have a health condition versus a perfectly normal/healthy player being injured in a game causing death.
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