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Make sure you keep your kid out of soccer, since they also have...

...a history of CTE.

Get him into wrestling, and start him early!

(In response to this post by NightVisionHokie)

Posted: 12/17/2021 at 12:41PM

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I love watching VT football but I won't let my son play it. . . -- NightVisionHokie 12/17/2021 12:31PM

I deliberately steered my boys away from "Rec level" youth football -- Hokie Fiji 12/17/2021 10:22PM

Found an interesting paper on this topic (link) -- jmanatVT 12/17/2021 2:43PM

Feel the same way and did not allow my sons (16 and 14) play football... -- Hungry Joe 12/17/2021 1:56PM

It can be dangerous. I would estimate intensity of impacts goes up about -- jdkhokie 12/17/2021 12:48PM

Make sure you keep your kid out of soccer, since they also have... -- EDGEMAN 12/17/2021 12:41PM

It's funny you mention wrestling. . . -- NightVisionHokie 12/17/2021 12:47PM

Yeah, soccer players never have bone or joint injuries. -- vthokieq 12/17/2021 1:30PM

The younger ages they don't really move that well in all the gear to get -- bigbadbird 12/17/2021 1:09PM

Odds of your kid or any kid playing past even high school are small... -- VTJayLaw 12/17/2021 12:55PM

Wrestling has a pretty high "upper extremity injury" risk as well -- JoesterVT 12/17/2021 12:43PM

Thankfully very few "blows to the head." ** -- EDGEMAN 12/17/2021 12:45PM

A LOT more than you seem to think ** -- JoesterVT 12/17/2021 12:48PM

Wrestled in high school, so I've seen a little. -- EDGEMAN 12/17/2021 12:58PM

Be interesting to see the data...you might be rong -- JoesterVT 12/17/2021 1:05PM

Ehh....millions of kids play youth-HS football with zero issues -- JoesterVT 12/17/2021 12:40PM

It is not necessarily concussions that lead to CTE... -- Hungry Joe 12/17/2021 1:54PM

I won't keep him out of all sports -- NightVisionHokie 12/17/2021 1:22PM

I am entertained by all sorts of things... -- Beerman 12/17/2021 12:35PM

I let mine play early and he retired around 10-12 age -- bigbadbird 12/17/2021 12:33PM