re: Would you let your kids play football? Lebron says no.

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I believe it will effectively be dead or just a intramural sport of sorts in 50 years.

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I highly doubt it.

You realize that what you just said is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen posted here, right?

I currently let my child play and as a youth coach, the transformation of dealing with possible head injuries is promising. Its consistently discussed especially in teaching the proper technique. The facts remain that playing any sport can result in injury including head trauma but Football is the leader. The facts are that the vast majority of children will not suffer head injuries and that most will not play at a level that allows potential injury to cause longterm affects.

I also agree that football is in a tumultuous time and the future of the game is in play. The game will transform and that starts a the youth level with competent coaches and parents who are willing to put their child first.

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I would bet a lot of money if you take the same NFL skill position stars and started their lives over from 5 years old and made them concentrate on soccer, they would be better than most European soccer stars. It's biological differences, whether people want to admit it or not. There's a reason there isn't a single white CB in the NFL.

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This makes absolutely zero sense.

Aren't concessions more prevalent in soccer than in football?

Best safety in the game is white:

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Aren't concessions more prevalent in soccer than in football?

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I do here the churros are incredilble

I'm not a doctor or anything, but I've spent plenty of time around football at all levels from Pop Warner to College ball. The problem with concussions at the young age has more to do with the weight of the helmet rather than the helmet construction. My high school I attended has every kid outfitted in Revo Speed helmets by Riddell because they have tested as the best helmet on the market at reducing head trauma. They work great at the high school, college, and professional level, but are terrible for younger levels of football. The reasoning for this has to do with the weight of the helmet when compared to the strength of the neck in most young players. Concussions are predominately caused by the head making contact with the ground suddenly as opposed to helmet to helmet since the rules helped cut down on this. So many programs think having ultra protective helmets are the cure, but I find they are too heavy and the players wearing them at the pee-wee levels have a bobblehead like appearance and their necks can't physically support them.

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So many programs think having ultra protective helmets are the cure, but I find they are too heavy and the players wearing them at the pee-wee levels have a bobblehead like appearance and their necks can't physically support them.

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Thats exactly why my kid wheres an SG and I will recommend it to any parent out there..

Their best players all play in Europe. Plus, that's not what your initial point was. You're saying we need world class athletes before we're going to win the World Cup. That's just flat out wrong. Would having super athletes playing help us? Sure I guess, but it's not the difference between the USA and Germany.