This is very concerning and scary....
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports...ould_terrify_everyone_who_loves_football.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports...ould_terrify_everyone_who_loves_football.html
SCARY article we all should read on former PSU player Bryan Scott and concussions
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Some of the comments are equally scary. Reading comprehension gets worse with every passing year. Even after 25 years of absorbing hits, his intellect surpasses that of some of the worthless louts who posted comments.
Bryan Scott has it all together and support. This will make it more likely that he'll "recover." I remember a story from a book my sister bought me when I was in elementary school. Someone, that long ago, measured the Gs that resulted from collisions in the NFL. The numbers were surprisingly high. It was compared to being in a car wreck every Sunday.
"I played a child's game for a king's ransom," he said.
"Six months ago, Scott had a doctor take a three-dimensional picture, called a SPECT scan, of Scott's brain. It revealed that he had sustained damage to his frontal lobe, and that the upper half of Scott's brain, lump-covered from head trauma, resembled that of a 65-year-old man. This, Scott and his family regarded as good news. "I've seen worse scans," he said, and because Scott maintains a nutritious diet, doesn't drink alcohol, and keeps himself in good shape, doctors have told him he can reverse those effects."
Sure hope he can "reverse those effects."
"I played a child's game for a king's ransom," he said.
"Six months ago, Scott had a doctor take a three-dimensional picture, called a SPECT scan, of Scott's brain. It revealed that he had sustained damage to his frontal lobe, and that the upper half of Scott's brain, lump-covered from head trauma, resembled that of a 65-year-old man. This, Scott and his family regarded as good news. "I've seen worse scans," he said, and because Scott maintains a nutritious diet, doesn't drink alcohol, and keeps himself in good shape, doctors have told him he can reverse those effects."
Sure hope he can "reverse those effects."
He could easily have been a professional musician, he was that good. I Hope this never affects his ability to play.
the PROBLEM .... "I played a child's game for a king's ransom," he said.
Not so sure the $$$$$ will embrace much change. I think the only start would be to change the game at the k-12 level. Staring with the little one's first. Not sure what else can be done?
Not so sure the $$$$$ will embrace much change. I think the only start would be to change the game at the k-12 level. Staring with the little one's first. Not sure what else can be done?
There are too many adults who want to live their lives through their children who put the kids lives at risk. 8u football is year round in some places. ridiculous.
I think the big change will come in helmets. You will see padding on the outside of the helmet and limit the force of the blow. So you do not get that high impact energy pushed back into your head and brain. I believe companies have been looking at this for awhile and are trying to find a material that will hold up and soften the blow.
Uh who pee'd in your cheerios this morning? Are we supposed to feel bad? Was that the purpose of this article? No it wasn't, it was to show what can happen to football players after they retire. This article was written by a Philly newspaper reporter because Bryan grew up there in the suburbs and attended/graduated from my alma mater of a high school. Many people just hear about the money professional athletes make and don't see the after affects on their body. This was to show what can and is happening to a local person and it does make parents consider whether to put their young children in youth football leagues. Did Bryan ask for people to feel bad for him or want pity?
I think that part of the answer is crackable helmet shells to disperse and absorb the impact. When a shell is cracked the player must leave the field for concussion testing while the helmet shell is replaced. This will protect the players and also encourage proper tackling technique so that they can remain on the field.
Good question I was wondering about that too.
Also I didn't know that you could "reverse" it.
From a 2010 WSJ article on the topic...
Mr. Paterno said that outlawing face masks would deprive players of the sense of protection that they feel when they attempt jarring hits.
“I have been saying [it] for 15 years,” Mr. Paterno said. “Then, you would get back to shoulder blocking and shoulder tackling and you wouldn’t have all those heroes out there. Guys would have to worry about broken noses, knocked-out teeth, which we would like to prevent, but you don’t get anything for nothing."
Sage words indeed.
Mr. Paterno said that outlawing face masks would deprive players of the sense of protection that they feel when they attempt jarring hits.
“I have been saying [it] for 15 years,” Mr. Paterno said. “Then, you would get back to shoulder blocking and shoulder tackling and you wouldn’t have all those heroes out there. Guys would have to worry about broken noses, knocked-out teeth, which we would like to prevent, but you don’t get anything for nothing."
Sage words indeed.
i think so, but its possible that i saw it somewhere in the past. to me, a crackable outer shell would work like crumple zones in cars. the drawback is the cost of replacing shells.
