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McG · 11-23-2017, 10:38 PM

I’m very concerned about this player and others like him.

I’m a soccer guy and heading the ball freaks me out as a player, and even worse as a coach of young players.

Alan Shearer (tv personality and former England captain) just did a show on the bbc where they can now show that heading the ball impairs the brain every single time under MRI. It’s scary.

I wonder if future generations look at these sports and wonder just what kind of barbarians we are today.

I personally love a good “hockey scrap”, but I question myself about my own personal ethics when I read about Mr Peat.

11-23-2017, 10:38 PM	#12
McG Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Elbows Up!! Exp:	I’m very concerned about this player and others like him. I’m a soccer guy and heading the ball freaks me out as a player, and even worse as a coach of young players. Alan Shearer (tv personality and former England captain) just did a show on the bbc where they can now show that heading the ball impairs the brain every single time under MRI. It’s scary. I wonder if future generations look at these sports and wonder just what kind of barbarians we are today. I personally love a good “hockey scrap”, but I question myself about my own personal ethics when I read about Mr Peat. __________________ Franchise > Team > Player Future historians will celebrate June 24, 2024 as the date when the timeline corrected itself.