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HWA

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I'll bite, where is the science?


I've found a few studies that show football/soccer are very close (in terms of concussion-per-event).

But still going to say -- # of concussions doesn't tell you the average force/impact of each concussion. One minor concussion doesn't equal one stay-home-for-three-days concussion.

Getting smacked in head with 1-pound ball < blindside hit from 225-pound linebacker.

Now, at the youth levels, you don't have the 225-pound linebacker -- so for an 8-year old, the soccer/football head-injury difference is less.

But to say soccer/football are just as dangerous, I think that's a distorted (borderline naive) interpretation of the data.

(In response to this post by HokieFan14)

Posted: 10/13/2017 at 2:55PM


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  Soccer will become successful in the USA when they implement American rules -- hokeyhokie 10/13/2017 08:44AM
  I know this is not a popular view on here, but soccer in US will never be -- HokieFan14 10/13/2017 09:48AM
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  Yes, but as i mentioned below, soccer is no safer than football. -- HokieFan14 10/13/2017 11:19AM
  Based on # of concussions? Maybe. -- HWA 10/13/2017 11:38AM
  Science disagrees with your assessment. ** -- HokieFan14 10/13/2017 11:49AM
  I'll bite, where is the science? -- HWA 10/13/2017 2:55PM
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