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Old 12-07-2011, 01:00 PM   #1
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If your kids play soccer

this may be of interest to you.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/1...ding-the-ball/
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Old 12-07-2011, 01:36 PM   #2
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Another reason why my child is on a swim team!
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Old 12-07-2011, 01:50 PM   #3
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Ummm, Boxing, anyone?
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Thatīs the new trend on NYT. yesterday it appeared there an article about Derek Boogard "The Boogie man" titled " A brain going bad" Pertaining to the extensive brain damage of the toughest "enforcer" on NHL.

All contact sports and overcompetitive sports carry a high level of brain damage risk. Boxing is not a sport is a slaughter house. Do you remember how articulated Ali used to be? My God, Iīll stick to spearfishing, wich is a very dangerous sport. Holding your breath to the limit would certainly tax your brain somehow, What do you think?
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Thatīs the new trend on NYT. yesterday it appeared there an article about Derek Boogard "The Boogie man" titled " A brain going bad" Pertaining to the extensive brain damage of the toughest "enforcer" on NHL.
The PBS News Hour did a piece on that last night.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/healt...key_12-06.html
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Old 12-09-2011, 02:14 AM   #6
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The PBS News Hour did a piece on that last night.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/healt...key_12-06.html

Scary as hell. wouldnīt be great to go back to the ole days when men were men and we used to knock our heads out for no reason? Shit I got my share of knock outs and blows to the head countless of times. Is tough to be an athlete this days, too much info about the risks I guess. I really think Boogards had just plain bad luck, but the causes of his untimely passing are not clear enough. Does the pain killers produced him a premature death, or were the chronique headaches which led him to vicodin abuse? Getting head taps is not a good idea after all
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This happened yesterday by the way. The russian boxer died and he wasnīt even getting a beating. This was the first K.O. In his boxing career. So the continnous head trauma is to blame I guess.

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While very interesting the one problem with this research is who heads the ball 1,100 times a year?

The math does not work unless the coach has a special drill for heading the ball during practice over and over again.

If this is the case then that is something very easy to correct.
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Another reason why my child is on a swim team!
Once they try water polo they will never want to swim again.
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Once they try water polo they will never want to swim again.
My son played water polo, and was told that he had no choice but to swim too.

I played football, but I'm really glad he didn't. However, he was a goalie, so he probably took more balls to the head than other positions.
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