There have already been a couple 21 year old kids who have committed suicide from CTE. University of Penn alone has had 2.

You might to consider seeing a neurologist.

True story, I'm thinking of taking up boxing. I guess I need to have my head examined, lol.

That sounds like some sort of hell, why would you willingly play that?

football is hell. its cold, rainy, muddy, miserable. if i had to guess, i'd say we're drawn to the brutality and view all the other **** as a challenge.

i liked playing baseball more. it was fun and warm.

Reminds me of...

Which sport is more dangerous when it comes to head injuries – full-contact male football or no-bodychecking female hockey? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...ticle23169752/ Lol football.

as people become informed only the dumbest or most desperate among us will participate.

as we devolve into a neo-feudalistic county i'm sure there will be no shortage of people willing to play.


also, hilarious carlin bit.

Chicks.

Well, I might be both dumb and desperate, so don't leave me out, lol. I've looked at the options available to me and boxing was the best one. I already lift, but I'm in need of an aerobic component to my training. I've always enjoyed the ring, but I don't feel comfortable kicking anything ever again.

The heavy bag in my garage seems to give me a good workout and I would like to add in the enjoyment of going to a gym and being around other people, while keeping at least a little toughness going into advanced age. Add to that, the competitive edge of fighting against an opponent, correct eating and helping with mental toughness, it seems to be the best option for me.

Each person is different, so the options that are available are different for each person. I think I'm pretty well informed of my needs. (Or maybe it's like Super says, it's because I'm poor...)

And I'm not worried about being punched, maybe it will knock some sense into me.

A long time ago, people signed their kids up for boxing the way they sign kids up for Pop Warner now. People still box, but there haven't been super popular organized kids boxing leagues in the States for decades.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/sp...-retirees.html

ton of respect for chris borland. walking away from all that money is inconceivable for many. hell, i don't even think i could do that. even knowing the risks.

This thread would probably do better if moved to Sporting Events.

whatever the mods think. i'd prefer to expose a wide variety of people to this. some random 2p2ers 11 y/o kid my come home one day and say, "i wanna play football."

The nfhs rules in fact changed this winter.

I'm sure it's going to get a lot of attention on page 13 of OOT.

lolz, if that's where it goes, that's where it goes. everyone in SE already knows about this stuff. if one person doesn't allow their kid to play football because of this thread, i'd consider that a great success.

i don't see this being a big deal. if they did this and only allowed hitting once a week, now were talking about something.

Borland probably retired as a result of reading this thread.

probably? ****ing lock.

In California.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/highsc...722-story.html

They just dramatically changed the weight matrix for all levels of pop warner nationwide. Can't post it, but it is happening.

The past decade has been a constant escalating of ubusing the older/lighter rule and having stacked teams with 15-20 older kids playing with mostly kids 1-2 years younger than them.

When I was 7, I got recruited onto a youth league team for 8 & 9 year olds. Stayed on it for 4 years.

Little bit. I played at skill positions so I took and gave some big hits. I played at a small college that was NAIA. Now the school is NCAA div 3 or whatever they call it now.

I worry a lot more about my son who plays line and literally gets hit on every play. He had a white helmet last year and was the starting center. The crown was literally all scratches and paint from other helmets . I really sat there and thought about is this worth it when we were packing his equipment up. I buy him unequal CRT pads to put in his helmet and have actually talked to him about not playing but getting that taste of a championship and since winning a couple more and he isnt hearing it. He would literally feel like he would be letting his teammates down he has played with his whole life. He's very good but I do worry about it for the both of us.

I do think things are getting better with the heads-up program but think they should do more to protect centers and longsnappers. Particularly centers that are in an offense that uses the pistol/shotgun like the one my son plays in.

I also have another son that played and he was a WR/DB/KR like me(I actually played RB/DB). He only played through high school. Just finished his final HS year. He took a few big hits and dished a few out as well.

Lol playing center. Your kids brain is quickly becoming CTE soup. Better not let those teammates down though!!! Heaven forbid if the little Fighting Broncos don't win the championship!