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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
There is an old report from the NCAA that noted the concussion rate was actually higher in women's hockey than men's at that level. It was part of a larger story in the New York Times, I believe. But the general gist was that the amount of contact in the game coupled with the non-bodychecking nature meaning players were less prepared to take hits (i.e.: false sense of security mostly) that the risk of brain injuries were higher.
That being said, it is fair to note that Leeman4Gilmour's post doesn't answer the question presented. Even as a pro-fighting guy, I can't argue that fighting does cause more concussions than would be the case if fighting was banned. I don't believe banning fighting would make a significant difference in the number of concussions though.
Also, that does not touch the whole issue of CTE not being perfectly synonymous with concussions. One does not need the latter to be affected by the former. But short of ending sports like hockey and football entirely, it quite simply becomes a risk of participating. That is true regardless of the status of fighting.
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Seems to be true across all sports that girls get more concussions than guys so not sure the bolded is true. Girls softball players get concussions twice as often as boy's baseball players. Girl's soccer players get concussions at twice the rate of boy's soccer players.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poste...victims-girls/