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re: High school football player dies after making a tackle
Posted on 8/20/13 at 12:10 am to Jim Rockford
Posted on 8/20/13 at 12:10 am to Jim Rockford
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Football as we know it will not exist in 20 years. There will either be radical rule changes, or it will be like boxing, a disreputable fringe sport played by people without other options.
I think you have a valid point.......it is a violent game and we often forget that. The speed that the professional game is played at is simply amazing.
Watch a College game on Saturday then go to new Orleans and watch a pro game the next fay - the speed difference is amazing.
The biggest concern I have is the lack of quality coaching in the high school and jr high programs - no fundamentals are being taught....
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Posted on 8/20/13 at 7:00 am to nelatf
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The biggest concern I have is the lack of quality coaching in the high school and jr high programs - no fundamentals are being taught....
Why would anyone go into coaching high school or jr high? The pay is terrible, the hours are long, and the parents are all smarter than the coach anyway. The people with true knowledge of athletics go get an OT baller job, and then coach Little Johnny's USSSA baseball or Youth Football team to the World Series championship.
Posted on 8/20/13 at 7:01 am to nelatf
Actually football at ALL levels is safer than its ever been.
(This tragedy aside) I would recommend to anyone "The War on Football" by Dan Flynn.
Researched the health and benefits of playing FB players vs non FB players. Also, completley blows up
the "studies" that NFL FB players commit suicide at higher rates and die at an earlier age than the average
male. Both are completly false. Also did studies comparing the health of HS FB players over a 30 yr period vs non HS players.
(This tragedy aside) I would recommend to anyone "The War on Football" by Dan Flynn.
Researched the health and benefits of playing FB players vs non FB players. Also, completley blows up
the "studies" that NFL FB players commit suicide at higher rates and die at an earlier age than the average
male. Both are completly false. Also did studies comparing the health of HS FB players over a 30 yr period vs non HS players.
This post was edited on 8/20/13 at 7:15 am
Posted on 8/20/13 at 7:01 am to nelatf
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The biggest concern I have is the lack of quality coaching in the high school and jr high programs - no fundamentals are being taught....
What's sad is that the people who predict the end of football as we know it are critical of rules changes that encourage more fundamentally sound and thus safe play...
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