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I’m just gonna go ahead and go out on a limb and say that getting hit in the head repeatedly isn’t good for you, especially if you’re a developing child. But t

• brightball 4y ago
  It’s just not that simple. You aren’t repeatedly being hit in the head playing football. Even the linemen who have aggressive contact each play aren’t banging their heads together, they are using their hands. The helmets are largely protecting against incidental contact. Head trauma comes from rapid changes in momentum that cause the brain to bounce around inside the skull. Those from “horse collar” tackles, which are illegal now. Those from intentionally or unintentionally having helmet to helmet contact, which is also illegal. Virtually every type of helmet hit is penalized at this point. Soccer headers are probably much worse I would imagine.
  • rufius 4y ago
    FWIW I would also support a ban on headers in soccer.