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Is football on the decline?

  • I fully expect football to go the way of boxing in my lifetime (I'm 27).

    It will still exist but the elite athletes will no longer be playing it, instead opting for much less physically damaging sports.

    FSUinDCFSUx0

  • Our football league has specialists come in every year to discuss with our coaches about injuries and how to identify symptoms of a concussion. The last two years both of these specialists have said that Girls Soccer is the #1 sport when it comes to head and neck injuries. All the football coaches will look around at each other and then look at the specialist like they are crazy. They go on to further explain that soccer injuries are so high because of less equipment and due to the fact that they tend to fall at awkward angles ie, going up to head a ball and come down without getiing their arms and legs under them. They say it is worse for the girl soccer players because they just dont have the experience falling. Boys grow up climbing trees and doing all kinds of silly things so they just learn how to fall properly which helps them in a lot of cases. My head coach and I were both shocked when we heard this because both of our boys play football but our daughters play travel soccer which according to the specialist was the more dangerous sport. Go figure.

    Navarre Nole

  • Navarre Nole said...

    Our football league has specialists come in every year to discuss with our coaches about injuries and how to identify symptoms of a concussion. The last two years both of these specialists have said that Girls Soccer is the #1 sport when it comes to head and neck injuries. All the football coaches will look around at each other and then look at the specialist like they are crazy. They go on to further explain that soccer injuries are so high because of less equipment and due to the fact that they tend to fall at awkward angles ie, going up to head a ball and come down without getiing their arms and legs under them. They say it is worse for the girl soccer players because they just dont have the experience falling. Boys grow up climbing trees and doing all kinds of silly things so they just learn how to fall properly which helps them in a lot of cases. My head coach and I were both shocked when we heard this because both of our boys play football but our daughters play travel soccer which according to the specialist was the more dangerous sport. Go figure.

    I have heard that before. Also I think there is at least one study documenting concussions from heading the ball from men's professional soccer. Never-the-less, it isn't the risk of ANY injury that is problematic, but the risk of brain injury that causes life long memory issues, personality changes, pain, and early death that is cause for concern.

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  • If I had a son (I have 3 girls), if he chose to play football, I'd be for it 1000000%. It would have to be his decision tho. Even tho I love the sport, I wouldn't push him.

    Football will always be America's #1 sport, at least it will be in my book!

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  • Football will remain popular as long as businesses and athletes can make big bucks off it. That's our society. BTW I coached youth football for many years and never saw a major head injury. Small sample group but all I've got to go on.

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  • Nashnole said...

    Laura, I respect you and somewhat - the legal profession. However. I have been on the receiving end of what turned out to be a very frivilous lawsuit. The woman and her lady attorney shopped around for a judge that they felt would be sympathetic to their cause and came after my family and my business looking for an easy payday. I beat them, but it cost me weeks of time and about $25,000.00 in total fees - not to mention time spent in depositions, court, et., al. - that could have been spent running my businesses, paying my employees and of course a whole lotta buncha taxes. My attorney (after depositing my checks), told me well over half of all suits play out like this. That is why many companies choose to settle out of court.

    Nash, I seriously have no idea what would have prompted this post. Move to strike as nonresponsive. ;)

    FSULaura

  • atgreek said...

    Every occupation has its hazards.

    Heading a soccer ball that came off the foot of the strongest kickers in the world can't be all that great for your brain.

    If it isn't one thing, it's another. I know doctors who are stressed beyond belief, and attorneys that struggle to pay their modest bills and they're stressed beyond belief as well.

    We do a little too much whining.

    AT, there is a duty on employers to mitigate known hazards to the best of one's abilities.
    Doesn't matter if the employee is a multi-millionaire athlete or a seamstress.
    As to the injuries, we are talking about injuries that appear years after the trauma and are devastating in nature.
    Did you know that in the 1920s indoor bicycle racing was the most popular sport in the US?
    Point being is sports cycle up and down in popularity. No telling what the tipping point is for football, but it will cycle down eventually.

    Me and my 65 pound 10 year old son are looking forward to watching your 240lb son play tackle football for the Seminoles this fall. For him, his athletic passions are swimming [after his old man], skiing [after his mom] and soccer [god knows where he got that from :-)]. At 65 pounds he gets crazy height off of the ski jumps but hasn't had the courage to try a 360 yet [makes 180s]. I'm sure that will come this next season. Point being every kid finds his niche and many times it isn't what the parents like or competed in. One of his ski buddies this last year is a black kid; they share a passion for skiing and it was hard to get either of them off the mountain at the end of the day. And that is what sports are all about in my opinion.

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  • IMO boxing declined bc it doesn't have a team tie in... I can't root for a city in boxing or a school, it's a boxer.... Men's soccer has been the biggest thing in Europe and south America and it isn't going anywhere

    As long as you have a sport with a city or school to tie yourself to, the fans won't go anywhere

    This is why golf and tennis are up and down, they don't have a tie to any of us... Sure we will cheer and watch on the final day of the tourney but most don't follow those sports to the same level as those that are tied to our schools and cities

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  • My son plays flag no tackle until 7th grade or so.

    That being said he play hockey and that is pretty physical too. Though overall much less hitting - I played both so I am speaking from experience.

    delawarenole

  • FSUinDC said...

    I fully expect football to go the way of boxing in my lifetime (I'm 27).

    It will still exist but the elite athletes will no longer be playing it, instead opting for much less physically damaging sports.

    Too much $ IMO

    delawarenole

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