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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru
^^^ This (except for the gun reference). Pretty much what I was thinking; I don't know about the high school level, but probably for college and certainly the pros, all it is going to take is a system of stronger and more encompassing waivers of liability to meet this challenge. Too much money is at stake, especially for the players who, I believe, will be quite willing to take the risk, sign the waiver, and go for the gold.
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Except, Bruce (I only allow me to talk back to myself
), if you kill the roots (high school level), you kill the sport. However, see Tib's post.
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Originally Posted by RchW
Waivers are worthless for the most part especially if a catastrophic injury comes from an illegal play. Even if it's just an accident the signing of a waiver does not release any entity from possible legal action. Just as it should be.
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I'm no lawyer but I have the same thought about you.
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Originally Posted by Tib
We can debate this until we're all blue in the face but no one is stopping football --not injuries or safety groups or parents or lawsuits or Chris Collinsworth. It's too much a part of the American fabric.
Taking pads and helmets out of football is an even worse idea. It's a contact sport. You have to provide some protection, especially to minors in high school, etc. Until they prove that the protection is actually causing the injuries they are meant to safeguard they won't do a thing about it.
Just because rugby players do not use helmets does not mean they are concussion-free. And I don't see a lot of head to head contact in rugby. Tackling, yes. Scrums, yes, but not the kind of helmet to helmet impact common in football.
And I'm willing to bet there are far more leg and knee injuries in football at any level than concussions. I think it's far more likely they will require knee braces as standard equipment than take away helmets and shoulder pads.
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Excellent post.