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Walter-White

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93. When I was in HS I played Football for all 4 years and Im fine today.

Tue Aug 20, 2013, 10:20 AM

Aug 2013

I played as a DL. It probably was the most rewarding experience in my life. Any sport you are taking a risk with your body. I knew the risk when playing Football but I accepted that.

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While watching Nova on HS football, IMO it's time to scrap football or change it to a non contact [View all] CK_John Aug 2013 OP

Our daughter is an athletic trainer working in a middle and high school. It's football season! phylny Aug 2013 #1

and try not to let the testosterone splash on me." Thats funny bahrbearian Aug 2013 #4

Player weight limit wouldn't do anything Spider Jerusalem Aug 2013 #2

My son played football all the way through college. Two blown out B Calm Aug 2013 #3

Our daughter (see above, ATC) played soccer - two blown and repaired ACLs, phylny Aug 2013 #5

My niece, who is 9, just had her second concussion playing soccer. Robb Aug 2013 #9

When I was in HS I played Football for all 4 years and Im fine today. Walter-White Aug 2013 #93

My son would say the same thing. He was a running back and took some B Calm Aug 2013 #96

When The Money Of Liability Settlements... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #6

Don't the families still have to sign a legal waiver? House of Roberts Aug 2013 #52

Limited Liability... KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #55

Yeah, good luck with that YarnAddict Aug 2013 #7

Never could be as long as tomorrow. CK_John Aug 2013 #14

Maybe we could wrap them in bubble wrap... Sotf Aug 2013 #8

For general out-and-out cruelty, your post ranks right up there with the average HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #10

Seems to me... Sotf Aug 2013 #11

Your cruelty (cloaked as it is in quasi-Libertarian rationale) deserves harsh censure. Consider HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #12

Public schools have no right to disable/maim a student for life. CK_John Aug 2013 #16

At which point did they put a gun to anyone's head... Sotf Aug 2013 #17

You don't understand group dynamics. CK_John Aug 2013 #18

K... Sotf Aug 2013 #19

Welcome to DU! Orrex Aug 2013 #56

Extending that logic would mean that motorcycle helmet laws and seat belt laws would be dropped. hedgehog Aug 2013 #95

Wow, so if any athlete has died in any activity that activity should be banned? Brilliant logic! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #20

Way to create a strawman (speaking of 'brilliant logic'). My post was in reply to HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #23

"Libtard"? wow. (nt) pintobean Aug 2013 #25

I don't know what else you call someone whose philosophy about dangerous HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #26

I've only see that word pintobean Aug 2013 #34

I thought it was used to denigrate Libertarians, which is how I intended it. I consider myself HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #35

I object to your use to of the suffix "tard" in this context. Brickbat Aug 2013 #28

In deference to your politely-worded objection, I'm editing all HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #32

Thanks for your consideration. Brickbat Aug 2013 #36

I'm actually leaving a sub-thread intact where pintobean and I discuss what HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #41

I gotta think there's a middle ground between banning football altogether and a mad max free for all Kber Aug 2013 #30

I agree concussions are an issue.... Logical Aug 2013 #37

Agree. Not another "ban" added to the Democratic Party's reputation. Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #61

I see pizza being delivered pretty soon GCP Aug 2013 #49

I agree with Sotf Purrfessor Aug 2013 #70

I was the one posting about lawns. thucythucy Aug 2013 #82

Did I mention you at all? I don't think so... Purrfessor Aug 2013 #83

Yes, you did. thucythucy Aug 2013 #88

You lose on this count... Purrfessor Aug 2013 #90

Whatever. thucythucy Aug 2013 #92

I played all the way from childhood in the parks to a year in college honestly I enjoyed it yes Arcanetrance Aug 2013 #13

Except for the spelling bee. progressoid Aug 2013 #57

Concussions.... Sotf Aug 2013 #60

Thanks for posting. No time like now to raise more awareness of the HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #15

I loved playing football. It was all I really had in high school that helped me fit in. I still... Logical Aug 2013 #21

Todays football is nothing like 10yrs ago. These are football factories. Players are 30% bigger, CK_John Aug 2013 #22

You are saying most high schools in the usa do not have a football team? n-t Logical Aug 2013 #24

True, major cities can't afford it, nor the liability. CK_John Aug 2013 #33

There are 29,000 high schools in America, 14,000 of them have football teams. Also.... Logical Aug 2013 #42

What do you call a "major city"? former9thward Aug 2013 #44

NYC. CK_John Aug 2013 #62

Except it does. former9thward Aug 2013 #63

Didn't know that. New since I went to HS(50's). CK_John Aug 2013 #66

That was 60 years ago! woolldog Aug 2013 #91

Interesting. The football program in our district is nothing like that. Brickbat Aug 2013 #29

There are high schools without football or sports programs?? Where might that be. madinmaryland Aug 2013 #31

Most schools don't have teams? Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 #39

Really? Kber Aug 2013 #40

It's never too late to relive those HS years. ileus Aug 2013 #69

There's a reason it never catches on with the rest of the world BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #27

Thank you for your concern, but football is going nowhere LittleBlue Aug 2013 #38

Do you believe in science and the Scientific Method? - nt HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #43

lol what a stupid question LittleBlue Aug 2013 #45

Ask your pediatrician or neurologist how he or she feels about scholastic contact sports. I think HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #46

No, it's that I understand the risks LittleBlue Aug 2013 #47

Sorry, I don't think school should be a place where children risk death, whether HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #48

Then don't have your kid play football LittleBlue Aug 2013 #50

I don't need to talk to my representative, as the NSA has already fully HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #51

Science has examined football and soccer LittleBlue Aug 2013 #53

Should we ignore education in this discussion? Purrfessor Aug 2013 #74

Your post is one of the reasons I so enjoy and appreciate DU, as it often forces me out of HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #84

Thank you for your response... Purrfessor Aug 2013 #85

During my last protracted bout of unemployment before this current one, I investigated becoming HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #86

As I am sitting here, watching Sportscenter.... blueamy66 Aug 2013 #54

Congrats on your nephew LittleBlue Aug 2013 #58

Thanks. He's a good boy... blueamy66 Aug 2013 #73

Cheerleaders have just as many injuries. nt Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #59

Is Cheerleading More Dangerous than Football Go Vols Aug 2013 #64

Yes, it is. nt Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #67

One can, however, have cheerleading without acrobatics. One cannot have football without contact. WinkyDink Aug 2013 #75

I am hoping the new "body airbag" technology might make it safer Taverner Aug 2013 #65

My sons season just started yesterday...we have a good line this year ileus Aug 2013 #68

The day my son dropped soccer was a day Mr. Brickbat and I (privately) celebrated. Brickbat Aug 2013 #72

Many, if not most, non-contact sports are far from "boring." Baskeball, skiing, gymnastics, golf, WinkyDink Aug 2013 #76

cycling is in no way boring... ileus Aug 2013 #87

Soccer's boring!? Try track Kber Aug 2013 #78

BREAKING NEWS: High school football player dies after tackle AZ Progressive Aug 2013 #71

Man Dies After He Tripped On Sidewalk Purrfessor Aug 2013 #77

Being Inhuman is popular in America nowadays AZ Progressive Aug 2013 #80

I'm simply pointing that life in general, even activities we take for granted... Purrfessor Aug 2013 #81

I have a solution wercal Aug 2013 #79

First they came for the football players, woolldog Aug 2013 #89

Get rid of helmets and pads FarCenter Aug 2013 #94

Now wait just a minute Orrex Aug 2013 #97