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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
That's ridiculous.
First. Injuries at Bantam DO NOT increase when checking is removed from peewee. That much has been made clear.
Second. If you can decrease injuries by changing something, you shouldn't do it because other things cause injuries too? That's what it seems like you're saying.
Many Neurologists are showing clearly that concussions at this age are much more serious than later on. We know that injuries in bantam do not increase of you eliminate hitting in peewee. The question then becomes: What benefit is gained by putting these kids at a threefold higher risk of injuries (higher increase when comparing serious injuries)?
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By what? This has never been done before. What I'm saying is you're never going to eliminate injuries of any kind in a contact sport (as long as it remains contact) and that kids and parents are aware of these risks. And that if they don't want to participate in these risks they have the choice to not play.