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Should clarify which football. For most of the world football === soccer and that is a much safer sport where career athletes don't end up with concussions. Am

by nojvek 3y ago

Should clarify which football. For most of the world football === soccer and that is a much safer sport where career athletes don't end up with concussions. American Football, like Australian Rugby is a much more violent sport.

mrmuagi 3y ago
I read somewhere that heading the ball could cause concussions aswell since it's many micro-concussions that add up?
- scotty79 3y ago
  Yes, I definitely read that too. It was about bouncing the ball with your head. It's a normal and common element of this sport.
- linhns 3y ago
  Yep, that’s why they have head training as part of daily routine.
jjtheblunt 3y ago
There's no way soccer/football headers aren't causing concussions. Here's some hard data. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9748028/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9748028/
proc0 3y ago
Football (soccer) is much harsher than it looks. It's not just headers but also falling down while sprinting full speed is dangerous and can be very painful even though it looks like you just rolled on the a ground a bit. You can also clip your shin or ankle with another player's, and it can be completely invisible to the audience but it's incredibly painful.