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Jul 25, 2017
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Jezza
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Comparing apples to apples is a bad idea. That is a bold new strategy.
You're also forgetting something - the rest of the world's top-tier athletes play soccer! So you have the necessary research pool.
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111 brains of deceased NFL players were studied. 110 had CTE
Hypnotoad
7/25/17 10:28am
The lone survivor must be a kicker
WDaddy
7/25/17 10:29am
That's insane and extremely troubling
Duke Silver
7/25/17 10:29am
Who asked you? (My post above is better)
cougfanblue
7/25/17 10:29am
In comparison, I wonder what percentage is found in non-NFL players
darkcoug
7/25/17 10:31am
Are any studies being done on other people. For comparison purposes.
Y05
7/25/17 10:32am
Didn't read it, but it would be useful to compare data to other sports
Paco
7/25/17 10:35am
I submit that soccer does need that.
Mayor of Cougartown
7/25/17 10:37am
Soccer's concussion data is significantly less troubling than football's.
Jezza
7/25/17 10:46am
ummm not so much.
Big Tuna
7/25/17 10:54am
My understanding is that most concussions are from elbows, head to ground and ..
Paco
7/25/17 11:00am
The key word there being "girls" soccer. That's also at a prep level.
Jezza
7/25/17 11:20am
It's plausible that women's soccer is a better comparison. In the US (where FB
TaiJuan
7/25/17 11:31am
That was a hilariously ridiculous post and you know it. It also backed my point.
Jezza
7/25/17 11:38am
He words it wrong, but the point is there
Paco
7/25/17 12:07pm
But what on Earth does that have to do with concussions? Like I said, if
Jezza
7/25/17 12:10pm
Watch the research, I bet I'm proven right. I think men and women are sufficient
TaiJuan
7/25/17 12:16pm
RE: Watch the research, I bet I'm proven right. I think men and women are
Jezza
7/25/17 12:20pm
Very true. But the populations who select soccer vs football are not equivalent.
TaiJuan
7/25/17 12:23pm
Then use the top-tier athletes from the other 6.5 billion people on Earth
Jezza
7/25/17 12:28pm
RE: Then use the top-tier athletes from the other 6.5 billion people on Earth
TaiJuan
7/25/17 12:36pm
And women might be more susceptible to concussion, but that requires more
TaiJuan
7/25/17 12:21pm
Comparing apples to apples is a bad idea. That is a bold new strategy.
Jezza
7/25/17 12:23pm
Well that would be interesting if those athletes had been fed, raised, and
TaiJuan
7/25/17 12:27pm
For whatever reason, teen girl soccer is more physical than teen boy soccer
Paco
7/25/17 12:24pm
It may seem that way, but make it girls vs boys and suddenly you the difference
Jezza
7/25/17 12:28pm
US soccer banned headers for kids under 11 in 2015
Sumguy
7/25/17 11:42am
This report seems misleading.
Nathanael Greene
7/25/17 12:56pm
There is extreme selection bias in this study.
wapiti
7/25/17 11:07am
Baseball and Basketball fans rejoice...maybe soccer fans too
Bonoman
7/25/17 11:16am
Articles like this make me feel guilty for enjoying watching football.
rerunc
7/25/17 11:25am
It wasn't a random sampling. They were donated for study for a reason.
Kerbouchard
7/25/17 11:44am
Thanks for pointing out something that has been largely discussed already
Hypnotoad
7/25/17 11:55am
Maybe you should have read that part before you posted it.
Lip Gallagher
7/25/17 12:04pm
Why? I simply posted a link. I didn't editorialize at all.
Hypnotoad
7/25/17 12:13pm
Cop out
Lip Gallagher
7/25/17 12:24pm
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Hypnotoad
7/25/17 12:12pm
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