MetamorphosisSigma wrote:I'd rather watch paint dry than either football or soccer. Just saying. And as far as the youth angle, involving your child in either is asking for brain injuries. I'm all for physical fitness among the yutes, but swimming, track, and martial arts (heh, no real contact) is where it's at.
Kingofpain89 wrote:Soccer has become quite a bit more popular in the U.S. since the 70's.
bbarsh wrote:You can say whatever you want, but don't ever suggest or imply that I am "asking for brain injuries" to my child or any other.
MetamorphosisSigma wrote:I'm all for physical fitness among the yutes, but swimming, track, and martial arts (heh, no real contact) is where it's at.
Kingofpain89 wrote:MetamorphosisSigma wrote:I'm all for physical fitness among the yutes, but swimming, track, and martial arts (heh, no real contact) is where it's at.We didnt have a swim team where I lived but I participated in track during the football offseason. Surprisingly I saw more serious injuries running track for four years than I did playing football for eight. The only serious football injury that occured during the time I was playing was a neck injury that a kid got because he ducked his head and tried to spear an opposing player with his helmet instead of tackling him like he was taught. I recall a few minor injuries as well. I fractured my thumb but it didnt cause me any discernable pain or problems. There was another kid that twisted his knee to the point he couldnt play the rest of the year, but he also had some screwy birth defects like cartilage where bones should have been, so that probably contributed. All the other injuries were minor bumps and bruises.Running track I saw a kid get whacked in the back of the head with a shot put ball. He was unconcious for half an hour and had to be rushed to the hospital by ambulance. One of our coaches got hit with a discus in the leg and had to use crutches for a week. A friend of mine broke his ankle during triple jump practice. Another kid had to get stiches when he blundered the pole vault and the crossbar landed on his head. The worst thing I saw though was a kid from a rival town that had a brain aneurysm running the mile. Luckily she lived but that was quite shocking to see her just fall over like a sack of potatoes after running around the curve of the track. I'm just glad they didnt have the javelin or hammer throw in high school.I'm all for competitive sports whether they include potentially dangerous contact or not. We take away team contact sports and the next thing you know entire future generations of kids will be afraid of getting hurt, afraid of taking risks and wont be able to work well with other people.And what the hell is up with martial arts and no contact? That is just retarded. I know they teach you how martial arts is all about discipline and respect, but its also about learning how to defend yourself from some douchebag who wants to beat your face to a pulp. Either that or my Tae-kwon-do instructor was a lying sack.
Badmike wrote:BTW this tirade is not meant to disparage people like Formcritic or Bill's wife who are teachers. Individual educators can still make a huge difference in kid's lives. Unfortunately the system the way it is set up now thwarts their best efforts in many instances.Mike B.
sauromatian wrote:bbarsh wrote:You can say whatever you want, but don't ever suggest or imply that I am "asking for brain injuries" to my child or any other.You brought up the topic of injuries to children from playing football. When you raise a topic for discussion, others may respond. That's the basic principle of human communication.
bbarsh wrote:Could just be Internet fog of communication.
MetamorphosisSigma wrote:And as far as the youth angle, involving your child in either is asking for brain injuries.
Kingofpain89 wrote: People die from straining too hard on the crapper every day.
Nogrod wrote: Well she got another F and the mother refused to budge pointing out the certificate and how my test was biased etc.
bbarsh wrote:I did? I pointedly stayed away from talking about injuries..Could just be Internet fog of communication.
bbarsh wrote:It is not that kids don't want to play. Parents don't want them to play. I hear this all the time. Nobody likes seeing their kid get hit and come off the field crying and hurt (not injured, but hurt). I have lived it for eight years. It never gets easy to see my kid, or any of my players, get hit and get hurt (again, not talking injuries). But when that player shakes it off and begs to get right back in, well, that is magic.
sauromatian wrote:bbarsh wrote:I did? I pointedly stayed away from talking about injuries..Could just be Internet fog of communication.Yes you did, see your original post on the topic:bbarsh wrote:It is not that kids don't want to play. Parents don't want them to play. I hear this all the time. Nobody likes seeing their kid get hit and come off the field crying and hurt (not injured, but hurt). I have lived it for eight years. It never gets easy to see my kid, or any of my players, get hit and get hurt (again, not talking injuries). But when that player shakes it off and begs to get right back in, well, that is magic.This is your typical style of rhetoric, to deny saying whatever it is you said previously. In the post above, you deny talking about what you're talking about while you're saying it, then a few posts later deny talking about it in the first place. Other than such phenomena, many of your posts here consist of defending yourself from people who claim they sent you money for books they never received. Is there a pattern here?
...hurt (not injured, but hurt). I have lived it for eight years. It never gets easy to see my kid, or any of my players, get hit and get hurt (again, not talking injuries).
Seems more probable that someone doesnt understand the specific differences between being hurt and injured as it pertains to sports.
