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In response to "as Frank Gifford's family reveals that he likely suffered from CTE, doctors take the first steps to call for banning h.s. football -- (link)" by sweet baboo

good on him and the family.

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Nov 25 '15, 14:03

some of the changes advised would go a long way towards making the most serious head injuries less likely; but all of the info. about possibilities otherwise should be readily available and discussed at the school/parents level, and it's still not as much as it should be.

outright ban is just so tough a sell, and it isn't just football in the mix - hockey and gymnastics, of common sports, are also up there for potential top-level bad stuff. there isn't enough about injuries for other sports either - a coworker's daughter was in pretty high level softball, and it was barely brushed, even when there's been good coverage in the local paper and such.

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no sport is 100% safe, obviously, but football is the next boxing in terms of being demonstrably unsafe for the brain even when played as intended - sweet baboo Nov 25, 14:05 12
- I've said I wouldn't actually be opposed to it, just commenting knowing it's unlikely that banning will actually happen anytime soon, if ever. -- nm - b. Nov 25, 14:09 11
  - Will Smith's film about CTE due out next month should change how some people look at Football -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 25, 14:47 5
    - except sony reportedly softened the script and marketing to make the nfl look better. -- nm - b. Nov 25, 15:05 4
      - bastards :( -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 25, 15:09 3
        
        wimps. I've read they've made it be more of a whistle-blower focus instead of - b. Nov 25, 15:19 2
        
        here's a nyt story from september about this. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 25, 15:20 1
        
        I knew in advance I would probably know more from what I saw on 60 minutes, than Sony, after all, as people say: the NFL owns 1 day of the week :( (( -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 25, 15:28
  - oh, wait till the tort lawyers get involved - sweet baboo Nov 25, 14:10 4
    - Yeah, I think this may move quite quickly once the flames get fanned just a bit. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 25, 14:47
    - there already have been complaints. why hasn't anything much been done so far? -- nm - b. Nov 25, 14:14 2
      - we'll see. this is the only class action (which are usually the big movers of behavior) at the high school level that has been dismissed, last Oct. -- (link) - sweet baboo Nov 25, 14:19 1
        
        thanks - oh yah, I read about a few weeks ago. I wondered if there had been other action. -- nm - b. Nov 25, 14:24

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good on him and the family.

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