So, high school football is basically The Hunger Games now?
upvoatsforall on
Given this is an American sport, they really need to specify if these deaths are the result of football, or shootings.
aopps42 on
They knew the risks
Low-Prune-1273 on
I’m always confused by the “more protection, more gear” argument. Isn’t it clearly “better techniques, clearer instruction” – oh wait, the parents ARE actually responsible for that part…
Edit – thanks for not just down-voting this into oblivion. I understand that children are difficult, but I also understand that mongol children can ride mfin’ horses.
gorgeoff on
with global warming, these numbers will sadly continue to rise. you can keep adding pads, but in hot august days, that is almost counterproductive in some ways
derek_32999 on
Wanna be that guy to ask if they had a covid titer. Stuff still ain’t no joke regarding clotting, but I didn’t read the article
Boof-Your-Values on
Probably the heat. We’ve had people fall out before. I remember steam coming off of shoulders when people took off pads.
spongitude_jablacky on
I played tackle football from the ages of 8, to 18.
This isn’t anything new.
Someone really needs to tell these blockhead coaches that practicing in 100 degree heat with full pads does not build “character”, and is dangerously stupid.
Looking back, I physically cringe thinking of all the times I saw stars, or blotches of black after a hard hit.
There is certainly nothing cool, or tough, about getting multiple undiagnosed concussions at the ripe age of 12.
Express-Penalty8784 on
which way western athlete? death from traumatic brain injury or heat stroke
also football fucking sucks why are people dying for this stupid shit
AdminIsPassword on
How many middle and high school students have died in August? Now, as a percent, how many were football players.
Edit: I know it is hard to accept, but football doesn’t kill people more than other sports on average. Injure? There is an argument. Clowns in the media want to treat it as some sort of death game however. It’s not that. Go ahead, show me the statistics where American football is some sort of murdersport.
bdanseur on
In this[ study from 2007 to 2015](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6522087/), Baskeball had the most deaths despite the fewest players. Baseball next, and then Football. Football has the most number of players on a team.
>”Of all cases of sudden death in our population, basketball accounted for the largest proportion (36%, n = 16/45), followed by baseball (16%, n = 7/45), American football (16%, n = 7/45), and soccer (13%, n = 6/45″
7 in just a single month in August 2024 sounds crazy. That’s all deaths from 2007 to 2015.
Status-Carpenter-435 on
nobody with any sense would let a loved one play American football
Uberslaughter on
Still more likely to get shot to death in a US middle or high school
SuspectUnNecessary on
This is the cost of global warming, make now mistake
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So, high school football is basically The Hunger Games now?
Given this is an American sport, they really need to specify if these deaths are the result of football, or shootings.
They knew the risks
I’m always confused by the “more protection, more gear” argument. Isn’t it clearly “better techniques, clearer instruction” – oh wait, the parents ARE actually responsible for that part…
Edit – thanks for not just down-voting this into oblivion. I understand that children are difficult, but I also understand that mongol children can ride mfin’ horses.
with global warming, these numbers will sadly continue to rise. you can keep adding pads, but in hot august days, that is almost counterproductive in some ways
Wanna be that guy to ask if they had a covid titer. Stuff still ain’t no joke regarding clotting, but I didn’t read the article
Probably the heat. We’ve had people fall out before. I remember steam coming off of shoulders when people took off pads.
I played tackle football from the ages of 8, to 18.
This isn’t anything new.
Someone really needs to tell these blockhead coaches that practicing in 100 degree heat with full pads does not build “character”, and is dangerously stupid.
Looking back, I physically cringe thinking of all the times I saw stars, or blotches of black after a hard hit.
There is certainly nothing cool, or tough, about getting multiple undiagnosed concussions at the ripe age of 12.
which way western athlete? death from traumatic brain injury or heat stroke
also football fucking sucks why are people dying for this stupid shit
How many middle and high school students have died in August? Now, as a percent, how many were football players.
Edit: I know it is hard to accept, but football doesn’t kill people more than other sports on average. Injure? There is an argument. Clowns in the media want to treat it as some sort of death game however. It’s not that. Go ahead, show me the statistics where American football is some sort of murdersport.
In this[ study from 2007 to 2015](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6522087/), Baskeball had the most deaths despite the fewest players. Baseball next, and then Football. Football has the most number of players on a team.
>”Of all cases of sudden death in our population, basketball accounted for the largest proportion (36%, n = 16/45), followed by baseball (16%, n = 7/45), American football (16%, n = 7/45), and soccer (13%, n = 6/45″
7 in just a single month in August 2024 sounds crazy. That’s all deaths from 2007 to 2015.
nobody with any sense would let a loved one play American football
Still more likely to get shot to death in a US middle or high school
This is the cost of global warming, make now mistake