Concussion starring Will Smith

[Phokus]

It's for high school and college according to the data though (At least Homer's list). Kids at that age are skilled enough where they aren't taking huge diggers and landing on their heads.

What about getting checked into the glass?

 

[z1ggy]

What about getting checked into the glass?

Yup, a possibility for men's, but not for women's hockey. And in all honestly, if you get checked properly, the brunt of all force should be going into your shoulders/hips. If your face/head is hitting the plexi, then you got hit from behind, which is a big no-no.

Not denying the stats here, just surprised at how close men's hockey was to men's football.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Here's the article the movie was based off of.

http://www.gq.com/story/nfl-players-brain-dementia-study-memory-concussions

Here's the actual interview with the doctor to hear his accent.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/front...nial/the-frontline-interview-dr-bennet-omalu/

 

[Kelvrick]

So, the lesson here is not to play on the Girl's Soccer Team?

Uno
Attended college on a soccer scholarship.

The boys team was already practicing faking their injuries while the girls were actually playing.

 

[MrSquished]

Here's the article the movie was based off of.

http://www.gq.com/story/nfl-players-brain-dementia-study-memory-concussions

Here's the actual interview with the doctor to hear his accent.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/front...nial/the-frontline-interview-dr-bennet-omalu/

great read. thanks. just lost a lot of respect for the NFL.

 

[Genx87]

Just read that the NFl is real worried about this film. It's going to remind America just how dangerous football can be for young people.

I talked with a football coach last week, and he told me that recruiting kids to play football is much more difficult today. Parents are finding other sports like soccer and basketball for their boys to play. Especially soccer. We could see a huge swing from football to soccer in the next decade.

I played football through the college level. I have several friends who also played at the same level. We often talk about if we will let our kids play football due to concussion issues. The consensus is we wont mind if they decide to play another sport. All of us have had multiple confirmed concussions. And probably many smaller ones that were not diagnosed. Really scary stuff. And the NFL in the long term is going to have a hard time modifying the game while having new players coming up through the ranks willing to sacrifice their minds and bodies for the money.

 

[Aharami]

We could see a huge swing from football to soccer in the next decade.

yep. And as kids grow up with soccer, they will be more interested in watching soccer over football when they are adults.

 

[Aharami]

Another email on Aug. 1, 2014, said some “unflattering moments for the N.F.L.” were deleted or changed, while in another note on July 30, 2014, a top Sony lawyer is said to have taken “most of the bite” out of the film “for legal reasons with the N.F.L. and that it was not a balance issue.” Other emails in September 2014 discuss an aborted effort to reach out to the N.F.L.

well if the movie was that dumbed down, i don't want to see it anymore