It sort of sucks that life is so dangerous. Every sport brings risk of injury and not participating in any activity has its own set of risks. No one gets out unscathed!
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Did ya even bother to open the three links of the OP?Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Not only does the science say our youth have no business heading the ball so does his or her pediatrician. It's one thing to assume the risks of a collision it's another thing to intentionally put a brain at risk
Yes by all means sacrifice your child's brain because a coach of a GAME your male player has a 1% chance to play at the professional level and your daughter has a .25% chance to play at the professional level. Yep makes total sense to me S/Comment
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There are reasonable risks then there is just stupid. Depending upon the velocity of the ball and the neck strength and training of your player they might as well be playing Russian Roulette.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Why wear a helmet riding a bike or skiing because crashes are just the risks of either activity eh? Face Palm!Comment
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It's likely more dangerous to cross a road. Quick, get out the bubble wrap. There's a big difference in the forces involved in a bike accident than heading a soccer ball, same with skiing. Hundreds of millions of people have played soccer over the past 50 years all over the world including in countries just as medically sophisticated as the US. Where are all these brain injured people?Comment
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I know that you are wedded to the notion that nothing bad has happened over those years but what we are learning that something WAS happening. Your attitude is just like that of the old time football coaches who sent the concussed player back into the game.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
I think you should really read the SCIENCE on the subject before declaring that you "know" anything.
You have COMPLETELY missed the point which is the young brain is particularly susceptible to concisions and therefor intentionally putting it at risk is a reckless decision by the adults charged with their well being. Yes after the brains tethers have developed and the players neck muscles and technique have been developed and they have consciously determined that soccer is important to them then by all means head away.
However FORCING children too young to determine on their own to assume the risks of heading at the younger ages is the behavior of a CULT!Comment
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Da Science
Soccer is where football was 10 years ago. Are we going to "learn" anything?
http://www.philly.com/philly/health/...tudy_Says.html
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article....ticleid=191458
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0113072440.htmComment
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How about something from an accredited, peer-reviewed medical journal instead of left-wing sensationalist crap?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Try opening a link, it will make you look smarter!Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Like I said, left-wing sensationalist crap. Typical scare mongering. No real experiments that could be duplicated by others to verify their results. Just a lot of yadda yadda yadda CNN stuff.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Since the original link does not seem to be working here is a key word search from Science Daily.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/search/?...ng+soccer+ballComment
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More Science
Pesky studies don't support the soccer cults claims!
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...87617702001518Comment
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Damage happens without concussions!
Worse is that damage happens even if there is nit a recognized "concussion"!
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurolog...eurology/35928Comment
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The cat was out of the bag 15 years ago
The red flag has been waiving for 15 years!
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article....&resultClick=3Comment
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Where are the Results What are they hiding?
In 2002 Dr. Kirkendall and his colleagues launched a 5-year longitudinal study of soccer players on the United States National Youth teams.
That study was concluded in 2007. What did they find and where are the results? Of all the studies that could definitively answer the question crickets, crickets, crickets!Comment
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