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Every one of my coaches, from 4th grade through high school, would have yanked you (anyone on the team) off of the field. Lots of laps for that transgression.
I'm 52. No evolution there.
I think the next big finding is that you're going to see a ton of issue with soccer and the repeated micro-concussions from kids practicing headers, even as part of dribbling exercises.
Eh, think about how much the game has changed in the past 20 years, and how it's the most popular it's ever been today. I think this dramatic and noticeable change that everybody talks about is being overstated. If they change the rules to be non-contact (they won't), then I will say the end is near.
You are kidding yourself.
For the most part, it doesn't seem to be the concussions we diagnose that are the main problem. Those we can follow protocol and then medically retire a player if he/she has too many of these. What scares me is the undiagnosed micro concussions that occur every time we do something in sports that bounces our brains against the inside of our skulls but doesn't result in concussion symptoms at the time. This can occur dozens of times during a football or soccer practice.
Tell me how. Seriously. As nik said, the popularity and participation may decline a bit, but saying the sport won't survive is dramatically overstating things.
Perhaps the best thing the sport could do is implement rules where all practices are conducted using the 7v7 "helmets" and forcing players to routinely tackle without their heads (rugby style). You then get in the game that style of tackling becomes muscle memory and it actually works. As things are right now, players are being taught this technique, but it's not practiced in live action enough to make a difference on Saturdays/Sundays.
Agree. Need to assess exposure and liability to university. That’s more of their responsibility than searching for a solution.
Can you please elaborate on this supposed liability to the university?
Yeah. Whatever serious, legal waivers are signed are just brushed aside.
Happens all the time. This isn’t criminal court, it’s civil. I don’t care if you believe it or not.
Liability for misdiagnosis, underdiagnosis. Liability for improper assessment/ evaluation.
The pool of players is already shrinking.
Fair point on the returning to action too soon, improper diagnosis of concussions, etc. I guess I'm assuming most Universities and NFL teams will do what's necessary to avoid those things at all costs, and I also find it hard to believe an individual taking on a University, athletic conference or NCAA and trying to prove that an in-season protocol years earlier wasn't followed is going to be a tough thing to do.
