TOTALLY GEEKED!

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Anything that causes the brain to bounce around inside the skull can cause a concussion.

Head shots are common in soccer.

Thus more likely to cause a concussion.

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 I'm not talking about PROFESSIONAL soccer. I am talking about KIDS.

flan

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Yes. They learn young. Like about 6-8.

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 Did your kids play soccer? How many games did you watch?

Because that statement is simply NOT true. They may try, but 95% of the time, they MISS.

flan

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Not my kids. But my little cousins have all played.

By ten they were hitting it most of the time.

Look. Concussions happen. C had one from sitting on the sidelines watching a dodge ball game and the ball bounced off of someone and hit her in the side of the head. She wasn't even involved in the game.

There are so many ways to cause a concussion. Calling out one sport is pretty silly.

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 Enacting safety measures ISN'T.

And you just proved my point that dodge ball is dangerous.

flan

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Dodgeball isn't anymore dangerous than any other activity.

I gave myself a concussion by raising up into a bed rail.

It can happen rather easily.

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 I actually don't know anyone who has ever had a concussion.

flan

flan327 wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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So no trying out.

Soccer is more apt to give a concussion than football.

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 Why?

No tackling and most of the younger kids are not coordinated enough to bounce a ball off their heads.

flan

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And in pee wee football they can't hit hard enough to cause one.   

flan327 wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Dodgeball isn't anymore dangerous than any other activity.

I gave myself a concussion by raising up into a bed rail.

It can happen rather easily.

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 I actually don't know anyone who has ever had a concussion.

flan

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I do.  Several happened in car accidents.  Some during football. One or two during wrestling.  Several who just fell down on the ice during winter.  One kid hit his head on the bottom of the swimming pool he dove in to. A couple got beaned by a baseball.  One girl fell off her horse.

 

Those are just the ones I can remember.   

We had several get concussions in marching band.

huskerbb wrote:

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flan327 wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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So no trying out.

Soccer is more apt to give a concussion than football.

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 Why?

No tackling and most of the younger kids are not coordinated enough to bounce a ball off their heads.

flan

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And in pee wee football they can't hit hard enough to cause one.   

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Not true.  Kids of all ages get concussions.  Yes they can get one from football or many other things too. 

I am just saying kids can get concussions for all kinds of reasons. In basketball practice, one girl tossed a pass to another and she wasn't quite ready and it hit her on the forehead. She got dizzy and I had her sit down till the end of practice and she missed practice for a week or two due to a concussion. Concussions can happen doing a lot of things.

However, there are reasons to not play football besides that. Knee injuries and other injuries happen and then they are plagued by the results of these injuries their whole life. I know a lot of men in their 40's who have bad knees and other issues due to old football injuries.

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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huskerbb wrote:

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flan327 wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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So no trying out.

Soccer is more apt to give a concussion than football.

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 Why?

No tackling and most of the younger kids are not coordinated enough to bounce a ball off their heads.

flan

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And in pee wee football they can't hit hard enough to cause one.   

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Not true.  Kids of all ages get concussions.  Yes they can get one from football or many other things too. 

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Yes, kids of all ages can get concussions--but they aren't likely to come from football at that age.  They are FAR more likely to come from other activities--jumping on the trampoline and falling off, riding a bike or skateboard, etc...

 

It takes the same amount of force to cause a brain injury no matter what the age unless you are talking an infant--which we are not.  High school and college kids hit harder than 8 year olds. 

 

The fact that the article can't even cite anecdotal evidence of such concussions even happening at that age due to football is very telling.  

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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""It takes the same amount of force to cause a brain injury no matter what the age unless you are talking an infant--which we are not. High school and college kids hit harder than 8 year olds. ""


It does? Can you site some medical evidence on that?

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That larger, faster, stronger kids can hit harder? 

 

It's not medical--it's physics.

 

A 200 lb. high school linebacker who can run a 40 yard dash in 4.8 seconds is going to deliver a LOT more pounds of force than a 9 year old kid who weighs 80 pounds and can run barely half that fast.   

flan327 wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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We had several get concussions in marching band.

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 What the heck were you doing?????

flan

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They would get hit in the head by a flagger when out of step and line.

It would be an accident of course.

Or the tuba section would run over someone and knock them down.

Loading and unloading the trailer.

Slipping on the wet field.

Falling in the bleachers.

We had a lot of injuries.

Especially with the bigger, bulkier instruments.

Broken bones, stiches.

I tossed my flag pole during a routine and put a bit too much spin on it and it landed squarely on top of my head. I could barely see by the time I exited the field.