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Originally Posted by MattyC
Well this brings back my point then. If there shows to be an increase in injuries in Bantam that is a very bad thing IMO. Because I think the injuries we see in Bantam are more severe than those in PeeWee purely based on the size and speed of the kids and the differences between them.
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Read the study, Injuries are defined as causing a player to miss more than seven consecutive days of practice or games. So the level of injury is being taken into account.
Also it showed a 33% reduction in injuries in Bantam compared to a 375% increase in injuries in peewee. So net harm is significantly reduced based on available research.
Also the paper atributes part of the reduction it to a survivor affect that kids who get injured in Peewee quit so they aren't around to be injured in bantam.