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I played a high school game where a RB got to the line stood straight up and got clocked by a line backer. The kid was knocked out and ended up being taken away by air ambulance. Kid never finished the season. He seemed fine after, but I doubt he had any long term damage.
As for head injuries. The dangerous part is the multiple concussions in a short period of time. the old style Riddell helmets are crap, and I would recommend one of the newer ones ment to combat concussions. Also, any school program should have an athletic trainer at the school full time. I have read of kids getting a concussion during practice during the week (with no athletic trainer to stop the kid from playing), and on Friday night receive a second concussion and dying.
All in all, let the kids play. Anything in life worth doing involves an element of risk.
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Last edited by Arizona_928; 12-05-2016 at 06:14 AM..
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