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Originally Posted by MattyC
Sorry I guess I missed your point a bit then. I thought you were more commenting on the presence of concussions vs the attitude towards them. I hate seeing my kids (players) hurt. And I really think we at the Bantam level are going to see a lot more injuries as a result of this. Where 200 lb kids are taking inexperienced, uncontrolled runs at kids who are barely 5 ft 100lbs. I think its a short sighted change to appease a few people making a big fuss about a sport they don't truely understand.
We see more injuries from being hit with pucks than concussions. Are they going to ban slap shots too?
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Injuries from being hit with pucks are generally going to heal and not result in long term issues. You can't say that about concussions. Like I said above, if the studies show that this is actually going to prevent serious injuries then I find it pretty hard to argue against it, but I'm not certain they show that.
One thing I do agree with you on is that there should be a path that allows elite players to play with contact, the lack of skill of a certain segment should prevent those players who can play safely with contact from doing so. Is there anything preventing the summer hockey programs from getting involved year round? If not I could see those elite players moving into that path, which ultimately might be better from a hockey perspective for everyone. Now whether that's better from a raising children stand point is a different story.