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Originally Posted by MattyC
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.
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It's been done before. Quebec eliminated peewee body checking in 1985, and their peewee kids get 1/3 overall injuries and an even bigger difference in concussions and serious injuries. Yet, absolutely no difference is seen in bantam injuries.
So we shouldn't decrease the risk? Again, what benefit is gained? There are some pretty good players coming out of Quebec, so I don't know if that argument would hold up. People die all the time in motor vehicle accidents even with seat belts. We therefore shouldn't make seat belts mandatory. If people don't like the risk, don't get in a car. Argument is extremely shaky