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Old 11-15-2013, 09:53 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by nfotiu View Post
I believe that Girl's soccer usually gets mentioned in those kind of stats. Still far below football, but way about boy's soccer for some reason.

http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams...y&newsID=15157
According to the documentary Head Games (a pretty good documentary about concussions and their implications in later life), it has something to do with an anatomical difference between girls and boys where girls have less cushioning via cerebral spinal fluid than boys.

As for football or other contact sports like rugby (and maybe even hockey), my wife and I agree that when we have children we won't let them play these sports as the risk of head injury is too great to risk their future health. Yes, kids can get hurt in a plethora of ways but to me it is all about minimizing their risk.
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