The safest way to avoid injury is to avoid doing the activity that causes the injury.
Horse back riding is the most injury and death prone form of transportation (per mile) – yet we still ride. We do not need horses for transportation; so, why allow horse back riding?
We do not need football; so, why allow football?
A lot of transportation injuries could be avoided by preventing horse back riding.
Al lot of brain damage could be avoided by preventing people from playing football. Plus think of all the fuel we would save!
I love how these groups of experts get together and discuss everything from sports to the stock market, and come up with conclusions that were obvious to everyone. It obviously also has not occured to them that everyone has different risk tolerances. That in America no one is forced to do anything. Let those who play decide! Stand on the sidelines where you belong and work on safer equipment, if you must.
I think the sport’s approach in the past has been the problem. This is a free country and you should be able to make educated choices about potential risks to your person. By pretending that having your gray matter rattled for years on end (think high school and college years also) has no consequence does a disservice to our youth.
I have aches from chronic injuries 20 years after high school football. I can only imagine what many of the pros are dealing with on a daily basis.
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For all people concerned about safety —
The safest way to avoid injury is to avoid doing the activity that causes the injury.
Horse back riding is the most injury and death prone form of transportation (per mile) – yet we still ride. We do not need horses for transportation; so, why allow horse back riding?
We do not need football; so, why allow football?
A lot of transportation injuries could be avoided by preventing horse back riding.
Al lot of brain damage could be avoided by preventing people from playing football. Plus think of all the fuel we would save!
I love how these groups of experts get together and discuss everything from sports to the stock market, and come up with conclusions that were obvious to everyone. It obviously also has not occured to them that everyone has different risk tolerances. That in America no one is forced to do anything. Let those who play decide! Stand on the sidelines where you belong and work on safer equipment, if you must.
I think the sport’s approach in the past has been the problem. This is a free country and you should be able to make educated choices about potential risks to your person. By pretending that having your gray matter rattled for years on end (think high school and college years also) has no consequence does a disservice to our youth.
I have aches from chronic injuries 20 years after high school football. I can only imagine what many of the pros are dealing with on a daily basis.