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DelugeQc t1_j3t2wbb wrote

Stay away from football, boxing and hockey . Thats all

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Sids1188 t1_j3vf1g5 wrote

>boxing and hockey

Isn't that redundant?

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LolitsPing t1_j3ugmd3 wrote

With the increasing evidence that CTE exists in soccer players, you could argue that you should stay away from that too.

You can heal from broken bones, ligaments and tendons but brain damage is pretty much irreversible.

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cujukenmari t1_j3v29qa wrote

Headers have already been banned for children. Not even close to comparable to football or boxing anyway.

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AvsJoe OP t1_j3rj8ep wrote

According to the article:

> Football was the most dangerous team sport for children in 2021.

> Other than on the playground, children 5 to 14 years old suffered from a higher rate of injuries playing football than any other sport, according to data from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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IIIllllIIlllIIlllIIl t1_j3swx9y wrote

Or just have them sit at home and not live life. These types of articles push a scary agenda in order to try and convince parents to be even more helicopter than before and have the family stay inside and watch the news clutching their pearls.

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BradMarchandsNose t1_j3ts7nx wrote

Sounds like you didn’t read the article because that’s not what it’s saying at all.

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IIIllllIIlllIIlllIIl t1_j3u4x9n wrote

Whatever. News stations have turned America’s parents into a bunch of terrified over concerned worrywarts. Kids rarely play outside anymore.

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BradMarchandsNose t1_j3u5pch wrote

It literally says kids should still play sports because the benefits outweigh the risks. Just get them screened for cardiac issues and make sure if they’re injured you give them enough time to recover.

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IIIllllIIlllIIlllIIl t1_j3u8d4p wrote

Only after scaring the shit out of parents in an attempt at overblowing the safety risks of sport. I’ve been coaching for years and we get a concussion every now and then but this article is written from a perspective of fear.

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