It is impossible to fully stop concussions because what is happening in the skull cannot be rectified. The brain is smaller than the cavity of the skull and is floating in cerebral spinal fluid and no amount of cushioning available for the skull will prevent brain injuries; the brain is still in motion and the only thing stopping it from continued motion is the skull. Until the brain is kept form wobbling round in the skull when hit, there is no stopping a concussion from occurring...
The helmet could have good enough pads (you actually can buy helmets like this they are coming out in a couple years) they are like almost completely shock proof to where little to none force goes to the brain it gets stopped in the helmet
I was a 2 year Dline starter myself and I experienced the headaches and the neck pain. I love football because it’s great for understanding, love, and discipline. Without football I wouldn’t be the person I am today. But, after seeing what can happen and sort of what I was going through thus far, I decided to make the hardest decision of my life and that was to quit the game for my own health. There is nothing wrong with looking out for yourself and anyone who thinks otherwise please let me know.
Wrong. That's "dry snitching." That's like being questioned about the wealth you've gained from "robbing" banks, then saying, "Banks rob their customers through transaction fees," in excuse.
Leeky Stew The less players that play, the less selection there will be. That sounds good but the overall decency of NFL and football players will go down. I am trying to say if we keep this up people will have shorter work spans in the NFL. Even if you made it, you'd come out with some money (good luck making it to first string) but your work span will be shorter.
Don't blow off the FREE public education. Getting a useful education base should be the first goal if an athlete or not. The Universities and the NFL create a lot of wealth from the Football and don't care if you ever graduate. They care about you until you stop playing and making the money, then they say, next. Playing professional anything is like winning the lottery. If a great player and dedicated you might make the NFL. However, only 32 NFL teams x 52 players equals 1664 total players in the NFL. Good Luck, nothing replaces education is the TRUTH. I recommend starting your own business is the key to the USA. Work for yourself not corps. The corps care about the metrics and their own personal bank accounts and the bonus.
You're never going to stop concussions unless you stop letting people play contact sports... High risk, but its the players choice to to take that risk or not.
i started at qb at a high school level. i experienced 2 concussions and other minor head injuries during the season. when you take a severe helmet to helmet hit nothing is going to be able to greatly reduce the chance of a concussion. trust me. the technology is getting much better but please don’t go out there thinking that you are 100% safe because of the gear you have. I’m not saying to play scared or be worried about playing football, personally i think it is a amazing game but it is also a dangerous game. it is not for everyone. i am in the crossroads of having to make a decision about ending my football career because of the head related trauma i have had due to the concussions i have had. thats my story.
The news has a habit of making thing's sound WAY worse than they are. I've played football since I was 4 year's old and I'm 20 now playing in a small NAIA school and I've never suffered a concusion because my coaches taught us to always lead with your shoulder and grab cloth when making a tackle. Yes there are time's where helmet to helmet collisions are unavoidable but if you learn the correct technique then a concusion can be completely avoided
I know right, I've played since 6 years old and now am on my high school team (varsity receiver) and I take a lot of hits every game playing that position, and some being helmet to helmet, and yeah it hurts a little but like you said, if you know how to make a tackle/getting tackled you're more than likely gonna be fine
so it's okay to let the players go out there and destroy their bodies leading to lifelong struggles just because "that's what real men do" making the game safer is somehow ruining your Sunday?
Yes it is ok, because those players make more in a year than some of us will see in a lifetime... The truth is out there now. It's not being hidden anymore. Plus, wasn't it always pretty obvious that football was a physical sport? I mean, drop kicking used to be a legal tackle back in the 20's. Play at your own risk... Damn... Ya know going to the Moon was dangerous too. Skydiving is dangerous, climbing mountains is dangerous, scuba diving is dangerous, and people pay money to do some of those things. Hell, flying in an airplane and driving a car are both dangerous. I've seen goalies in soccer dive to make a save and go head first into the post. No helmet... Leave our football alone... Ya don't have to play it if ya don't wanna.
@H C it’s not about him getting injured. 21% of high school players have CTE thats 1/5 players! 91% of college players have it, And over 99% of NFL players have it and the ones that don’t are most likely kickers. But lots of kickers and punters have it to because they played other positions in high school
People on here have no clue what they are talking about. The MAIN drawback from concussions is the LONG TERM damage from concussions and even sub concussive hits. A sub concussive hit is a hit that is harmless, unless you take hundreds of them like all football players do. A kid who is 16 is not thinking about the long term effects of football. CTE, dementia, early memory loss.
Yeah because that risk isn’t there for high schoolers. They dont hit hard enough to do damage, and they don’t play long enough to accrue that large number of thumps
Years ago, football player/coach legend, Mike Ditka said if you want to reduce football injuries, then instead of adding more and more helmet, padding, and protection, just reduce it! Less or no helmet and pads means not playing, tackling, and moving recklessly. Imagine players using very light almost "bump" head protection and no other padding. Players would be using their heads to think and strategize, not collide. Players would change the way they play and the game would be safer and just as exciting...if not more.
nobody forces u to play football. if u don't won't your kid to play, don't send him to tryouts. I'm tired of people trying to pussify a rough sport like football and similiar sports.
sienna three also that happened before many new technology’s came out in football to protect kids and when players still tackled with theirs heads down.
Exactly I’m 14 and my mom and dad are both scared but you have to let your kids do what they love and if you don’t they will still find a way to get hurt so if it comes down to football man up and let your kids play bc they will be upset that they can’t what parents want their kids upset
It's mainly kids/people hitting with there heads..you need to hit with your shoulder pads with your head up...and guess what?! WAY less possibility of head injury!
I talked to my mother about this Topic, she is an EMT, Clinical Instructor, Nurse, And a Medical Assistant. She has been in the Medical field for 23 years. I asked her about this and said "Helmets protect you from direct contact, but can't stop a concussion." "Right." She said The thing is, the brain sits in a fluid, detached from your skull. The fact is that your brain hits the front of your skull and then the back of your skull. The only thing it's connected to is your Brain Stem and Spinal Cord. No product can stop concussions. If you don't like it be a waterboy and realize 5 year olds are more tough than you.
Helmets are designed to protect against basic normal hits like hitting the ground or occasionally bumping something. As some who has received concussions playing football, unless your head comes into direct contact with another's you'll be fine.
Carson Well concussions don’t always have you feel pain, they might damage your brain without you even knowing, thats why some players don’t realize they have one.
Parents must know that when they sign their children up for football... So they need to know that football comes with injury so they need to know they might get hurt so they shouldn't sign their children up for football when they know they nigh get hurt
Skunkdog Gro we love the sport. We put our bodies on the line because this is what we love. Many people in many sports do the same because they love the sport. It just depends on how much you like the sport and if your willing to put your body on the line
I played football from the age of 4 until I was 23. I played at the University of New Mexico. In that 19 years of playing, I've had one concussion. It didn't come from a helmet to helmet hit. It came when I was making a tackle and another teammate came in and landed on top of my head, causing it to slam into the ground. I was always taught to tackle with my face mask on the ball. Making sure you or your athletes are properly hydrated, have a mouth piece that isn't cut or chewed and covers their molars, and having a properly fitted helmet are the ways to lessen the chances of having a concussion in the game of football. There is no way to fully prevent, but the steps that have been taken to make the game safer for head to head contacts are great and effective. Hopefully parents won't buy in to the hysteria that football is unsafe.
I've been playing football for 7 years, always starting both sides of the ball and taking big hits. I've never been concussed, and show no long term effects. However, I do have 3+ teammates who have had concussions just this year
Obviously you wouldn’t know if you have brain damage while still playing💀 that shows up decades later. But yeah, you’re fine. You don’t get brain damage from playing in HS lmao
stephen jones call me crazy here but wouldnt the helmet and huge shoulder pads reduce your ability to naturally tuck your chin into your chest and raise your shoulders which would help support your neck and head from doing violent whiplash like movements shown in the video?
Xenith, while not being a "miracle helmet" solution, is focused on stopping linear, and rotational forces. Never really played with the helmet, but the tech and returns look way more than promising.
I wish they would do a study on the Number of Athletes that get hurt wrestling.. Broken Back, Torn Hips, Broken legs ect. My point being anytime you get out of the bed and both feet hit the ground there is going to be that chance you may get hurt. With the push of concussion awareness it most certainly has brought it to the forefront. I honestly feel as if kids were taught at a younger age how to tackle properly this would reduce concussions drastically. A vast majority of your High School coaches have had some type of concussion training as well as playing experience to back up their coaching. The issue lies at the younger age, you have Dads that have no business out there coaching their little Johnny how to make a tackle.Little Johnny bad habits are reinforced as a "Good Job", Thus extremely difficult to fix later on down the road. Little Johnny gets older Dad moves up to coach his son. Kid get to Middle School (if it is like it is around here the Middle School Coaches don't have a clue either) and those bad habits are not fixed. Everybody check out some of the middle school football hits on here and tell me if I'm wrong.... USA football has done as great job with their Heads up Tackling and Blocking series to teach correct Hat/Hands/Feet placement in a correct form tackle. I have played Football for 15 years and now have coached for 10..The number of concussion we have had in those 10 years are less then 5.. Baseline Testing/ Concussion Protocols ect. has made the game a lot safer... Lets all face it. Anytime we get into a car we know that there could be a negative outcome. No matter how "safe" we think we are we still know about the possibility of that outcome. Same goes with ALL sports. Get you kids out of the house.. Let them play in the yard and not on the Video console. Let them learn what its like to be apart of team. Let them set goals and have to actually work for them... Just my .02
Best way to reduce concussions is proper coaching on how you're supposed to be hitting and tackling people. The helmet should be treated like an airbag; it's there to protect you should the need arise, but you should really be aiming to not have the need arise.
guys football isn't that bad ive been playing 6 years and ive only seen 2 minor concussions and a broken foot there is more concussions in hockey then football
Where do you play? Just this year I dislocated both shoulders, and torn my PCL, and I've seen a bunch of other dislocations and concussions on our team
Honestly, if football players didn't wear helmets, they would be less likely to go for the head first tackles. Giving them protection in their head makes people think they can smash into someone headfirst or throw them back. If there was even no pads like rugby, I think it would be an improvement.
Journalist: "Does this reduce concussions?" Businessman: "No....we never mentioned the word concussion" Journalist: "Concussion reduction Technology"...? Shady businessman: "Exactly, thats the name of the product..." Give it up to Americans on how to market nothing....*applause*
The playing style of the game changed because of the helmet. Once the helmet is on, the player becomes a projectile. There is no helmet design which will reduce concussions. Changing the game, or not playing it, is the only way to reduce the chances of players getting CTE. The game is loved by millions because of the fierce hits and the sounds those hits produce. The NFL makes billions every year because of the ferocity of those hits. It is war and the players are modern day gladiators. The game will not change, unless the fans want it.
There's no helmet in the world that's going to be able to stop a players brain from crashing into his skull. It simply defies the laws of physics. The only way to dramatically reduce the number of concussions in football is to get rid of the helmet. At the very least making the facemasks much smaller (like the old one bar facemasks) would stop players from leading with the head.
This is my 11th season playing football, I've never once had a head trauma problem. Oh yeah, I am also a MLB and an offensive lineman, the two most contact positions on the whole field.
I'm a lineman too but concussion wise and Injury wise it is much easier to get injured by being a running back qb or wide receiver because as a lineman you are the one making contact
I’ve only suffered one concussion out of playing for four years but if you know how to tackle and run behind your pads and your helmet than it can be avoided
I have had 2 major concussions before I was 10 years old and not from Football. I dreamed of being ROGER THE DODGER STAUBACH (no Cowboy jokes please). I know the dangers and what happens to you when you get knocked out (one bike wreck head on in to car in 1976 and a stupid kid hit me by accident with a rock in 1978). I got a many hits in Football and remembered my earlier issues and thought oh no. I knew from my previous head injuries Football was risky to play. The concussions I enjoyed in the late 70's educated me along with along with my parents and my Doctor. The NFL has known about the head injury problem for forever. When a pre-teen in the late 70's can comprehend and experience the dangers of concussions. Consequently 40 years later the NFL tries to deflect the dangers until the masses learn about the real concussion story hidden to further the GREED. The NFL was finally exposed. The trend of Corporations taking advantage of people in a negative way is never-ending. I believe we need a ethic review in the USA! NFL knew of the victims were accumulating and didn't do right for the veteran NFL players is a travesty. The older players were NOT highly payed compared to today, thus they are struggling financially and mentally from Football brain damage . Taking care of the never ending affected veteran NFL players should be high on the list and one of the biggest issues facing the NFLPA and NFL. Officiating is another issue(cheap ass NFL won't add more officials during games). If any one read my story I stopped playing Football in 10th grade and played only Basketball for 3 years due to the concerns of concussions, thus missing out on 1 football state championship. I would have started on Offense as a tight end and a defensive end. I threw 4 interceptions in the 7th grade for touchdowns ended my qb career from negative pressure from the coaches and only played 2nd string QB. I never got a football concussion thankfully because I stopped playing.
@ben-t no, the premise of this TV clip about concussion is that testing now show the "shear" and "rebounding" injuries that cause the brain to bounce back and forth WITHIN the skull cap. So, in essence, many people get concussions, NOT just by direct hits to the head... its that fact that you accelerate and decelerate your body, but your brain is surrounded by fluid... so take a ball within a ball, but surrounded by water, shake it hard enough, and the ball will strike the inside of the other ball. You can and DO in fact see this type of concussion all the time in similar violent/impact sports: boxing, wrestling and non impact sports or Auto accidents...where its the fact that the person is moving at a set speed and suddenly stops, but the brain continues to move forward for a minimal time, at the same rate of speed, and then strikes the inside of the head. There is NO helmet that will protect this...there is NO WAY to prevent this , without proper Technic... you have to hit correctly, and even then, you still risk an "acceleration deceleration" injury, by other around you NOT hitting correctly. This sport is going to get slowed down, quite soon.
You have to realize that a football player is voluntarily taking those hits. The player signed up for that so the risk is on them. As a D-lineman all your doing is hitting your head but i take initiative to make sure that i play safe. I would use this product fully knowing it won't prevent me from injury, because i know I'm taking a risk every time i step foot on a field.
It would have to be a helmet connected at the shoulders that doesn’t allow movement of neck. It would also have to be much bigger than the head and have an interior that holds the head within the shell of the helmet.
People do realize that it states on the helmets and on the websites of helmet providers that the helmet won't 100% guarantee prevention to head injuries. The NFL and NCAA (not too sure about NFHS) don't have set regulations for the amount of padding in a player's helmet, and the helmet a player wears is completely their choice. Improper use of helmets, such as not being strapped on securely or positioned correctly, can increase chances of injury. Many players go into games knowing there is a risk of injury, but there's also players with bad morals and bad sportsmanship that look to harm others to gain an advantage. The point I'm trying to make is that head injuries aren't too common when you look at as many players across all three leagues in the US, but it's still enough of a concern that companies like Riddell and Schutt need to further improve equipment, but staff (coaches, referees, etc.) need to be able to keep a better eye out so severe injuries can be reduced.
5:11 the CEO of Unequals Technology should give that reporter a handshake. Removing the product name 'Concession Reduction Technology' will save the company millions in future possibly lawsuits.
@ Wyatt Walden Yes, everything carries some risk. But that doesn't mean that everything is equally risky. Juggling tennis balls carries some level of risk, but not nearly the same level as juggling running chain saws. The trick is to mitigate as much as possible the unnecessary risks--especially when we're discussing concussions. I've had two, and while the second one wasn't bad, the first one was. It was probably a week before I could concentrate enough to follow the flow of an entire TV program. Trying to avoid kids from having to go through that isn't bubble-wrapping them.
Iv played football for 10 years i have had no concussion, I have had my bell rung but have never had a serious head injury. You could change the rules and say no head related contact but the thing is that this won't reduce the head injury rate because of the nature of the sport. You can tell people that all the things that will happen to you when you play football but kids will still can't to play. What I'm trying to say is that people need to stop over reacting, if its not one thing its another.
Okay. Not everyone gets concussions. I’ve played for 3 years and I’m in 8th. I have a 3.6 gpa. Now enough about me. Testing these with a machine doesn’t work. When most of us get tackled, we put our hands out to stop us. I also hate the media when they’re talking about concussions. It’s not only in football. It’s in soccer, rugby, hockey, every sport. I mean hell, you have a higher chance of getting a concussion than in football. If you know how to hit right and how to stay safe, you won’t get one. Worst injury I’ve had was a jammed finger. The reason no one plays aswell is because of what they say about football. I rest my case thank you.
You play football and that's the risk you take! Just like driving or playing any other sport, there is a risk of injury! There will never be the magic solution, wear a good helmet (I recommend any Schutt helmet with TPU) and buy a neck collar/brace to reduce the chance of that concussion!
im so tiered of this. as a construction worker im exposed to hazardus chems my body is strained and so on. but noone ever mentions us. football is a contact sport. dont want to get hurt dont play. atleast most of them will have or can afford healthcare. lets be clear. football is a luxury. construction in a nessecity.
I'm American, but I'm so glad I was raised in a house that cherished soccer so much.. That it becomes a part of my life. I watch it daily, play it almost everyday.. Best sport ever.
Drake Charles you know what's better than liking/playing just soccer or just football? liking/playing both. i honestly never understand those morons that get into "my sport is better" arguments as they just end up devolving into calling the other guy a faggot after they can't persuade him into joining their side. all sports are cool, they all have their merits and their achilles heels. glad i was raised in a house that signed me up for everything and basically told me to gtfo the house
Even high school? I got a concussion in 6th grade football. It was when my head snapped back and hit the ground. It throbbed. I was carried off. I still remember that feeling.
Sorry for any football hopefuls, but no matter what type of helmet you got, your chances of getting a concussion does not change. It's just the nature of the sport and you have to accept that possibility of developing CTE later in life due to these multiple injuries. Thankfully, we know about this stuff now then many years down the line so we can educate the youth on how to tackle, but just don't play the game if you don't want the risks.
I think the future of concussion prevention is better training. More consistent hits lower on the body. It’s still gonna be hard hits, just not close tot he head.
the problem isn't that the helmet protects against linear hits... its that it causes more linear hits... players think their helmets are 100% protecting them... a false sense of security leading to people using their head as a weapon... soccer players that don't wear helmets only get concussions when they use their crown on a header which is 1/1000 in hs level and 1/1000000 in pro level, or when they use their head and miss the ball when lined up with another player, because that excess force of the swing with their head has to go somewhere and it often either transforms into kinetic energy back towards their skull or it hits the player in front of them... if you give a guy 7 inches of padding around all of their body except the weakest parts of the body like the knees, ankles, and neck then people will start targeting those areas and causing injuries way more severe than concussions while also using their head to do it giving them a concussion...
Head injuries happen because of years of improper tackling techniques. We should be teaching tackling with the head to the side by using the shoulders mandatory wrapping the arms and stay low .
man... the fact google puts "shop speed helmets" under this video is sad... speed helmets are the least safe out of all helmets because they're the lightest and the thinnest.
look, i am 13 years old and turning 14 in about 3 months. now i have a revolution speed with a big grill facemask. i am 5'9 166lbs. i had 2 concussions this past 4 years of football. its not from the impact of getting hit in the face or the forhead, its from smashing the back of your head off the grown. now i when i hit i hit with my face in your chest, never had a headache or cunccusion symptoms from the. but i had concusion symptoms when hitting the back of my head on the ground. i dont wanna hear that football isn't safe. it is not a safe sport to play thats why u got to play pissed off all the time you cant play like a girl or u will get your head ripped off. so this stop playing football crap i dont wanna hear it if you suck dont play the friken sport.
I guess at almost 14 you already are a seasoned player who knows everything about the sport, but those of us that have been around the gridiron for a long more than 4 years have learned a few secrets, I would suggest you researched about the football truth with statistics even of the NFL, crippled/disabled players and how the game will really affect your life in the long term specially the concussion syndrome which can take up to 20 years to manifest brain damage symptoms, or other injuries, every down is like a russian roulette where you can lose BIG (search for Troy Aikman/Junior Seau/Mike Alstott/Kevin Everett/Eric Legrand) and that is not a great life to live.Chances of becoming an NFL millionaire are slim and even so, is it worth to have 10/15 years of fame and fortune in exchange for say 60 years burdened with health issues? Is your ego that bloated? think of the NFL stars from 20 years ago, where are they now?, Who cares about them? Do you know who Reggie "the minister of defense" White was? He died at 43 from a worn out heart. Keep hitting with your head and eventually you will most certainly develop spark seizure syndrome where they come at random somewhat like epilepsy but without warning, or you could break a vertebrae/neck and being a little more fatidic sever your spinal cord becoming paralyzed or even die, believe it or not many of my former teammates have undergone much of that even the severing of the spinal cord becoming paralyzed.Having had concussions you ALREADY have brain damage, if your brain was given a look at a Tomography you would find tiny scars on its cortex which should not be there since scar tissue is numb dead-like patching tissue; it cannot sweat,flex,regenerate nor transmit neural impulses.
In my experience the softer the shell of a helmet the better it protects against concussions. That's why I hate Riddell helmets, they have the hardest shells, and transfer the most energy to the head.
I think concussion is way overrated. Or atleast for kids. When I played in 6th grade, my firmed was hit hard and it caused a concussion. But after a day he was already back in school. And in a week he was good to play again. In 8th grade, out of the 6 games, there were 3 concussions in my team, but the same outcome. They all played again in 1 week. I also think it’s extremely unlikely. My brother has been playing for 10 years and I have been for 9 and we ever got a concussion. But, on the same note, my brother is a quarterback and has broken a few bones. But again, on the same note. He broke some bones while playing basket ball. I think parents shouldn’t stress over it so much, but there is still danger in football so I’ll let them do their parenting thing.
That’s the problem. Most players probably have had a concussion but they just can’t tell since the symptoms are either late or they’re so high on the adrenaline of the game they don’t feel it.
The largest problem is poor fitting helmets, i see SOOO many players with helmets that are wayyy too loose. Your helmet can't function if its not fitted properly or worn properly.
That is why players are taught not to lead with their head, especially lowering their head allowing themselves to be hit in the crown of the helmet, leading with the head is actually somthing that will get you suspend for the season actualy
I coached youth football for 9 years and this is a big problem in football. The bottom line is they will never beable to make a helmet to stop such injurys, The best protection is to teach proper tackle technique and the rules for helmet to helmet contact in such force should be automatic ejection from the game, And the pro level should be doing this for setting the example for youth and players all over the world, But lets face it the crowds love big hits that sound like your head just got crushed it makes them excited but yet if it was them the excitement would now be pissing or shitting yourself, Playing safer just shows you are a pro that can avoid such collisions, Helmet spearing or ramming is actually against foot ball rules and should be ejected from the game and 3 offences per seaon should eject you for a full season and in pros they should be fined heavy on top of that,
its impossile to 100% not get a concussion in football, now with good gear it can reduce, but i dont like how they say theres no way to get concussion with their gear because its a lie
Everyone is talking about the safety of the helmets, and I'm just here saying that high school they showed at the beginning totally ripped off FSU's uniforms
Concussions in football is so over blown!!! Especially in youth football. In high school there's a legit threat but let's make it simple.... If you're scared of getting a concussion you shouldn't be playing anyways. The serious threats of concussion comes at college/NFL/and a less but still predominant threat in high school. In youth football if you receive a concussion chances are good your kids coach is an idiot
These people making millions off of these researchers and false claim products when truly there is no true way of preventing a concussion. The only 100% way is don’t play, or do anything buy set on the couch.
It explained what a concussion is... And there's really no logical or really potential way to prevent a concussion. The best way is if you do play, play smart and don't slam your head into people... I've been playing for 7 years and concussion free all of them.
Well we can have all the technology we want but we will never stop getting concussions because people want to land "big hits" but you don't want to use your helmet use your shoulder pads this can be avoided if players learn how to tackle
Your more likely to break a bone thank have a concussion and after 3 concussions your not allowed to play. EVER. So if you wanna to play football then do it. You can't escape being injured just face your fears.
I play football and people are always worried about football but you get injured and every sport not just football and I think no matter how many times you make the helmet or gear better it's not going to work unless you make the coaching of the contact better so it's not just about the gear the protects you it's the coaching and how much you understand that you are not supposed to hit head to head so it's not the gear it's the coaching
The truth of it is that no new helmet will be able to mitigate the trauma on the brain caused by a high-speed, NFL hit. It isn't just the hit itself, but part of the reason is that no material can protect the brain from the near-instantaneous change of direction the brain makes when the body is subjected to a hit. The brain is so fragile that it cannot be picked up with your hands without falling apart - it has to be "fixed" in order to be examined. A high G change of direction simply causes it to bang around in the skull, sloshing around in the Cerebrospinal fluid. New helemts can help, but will not solve the problem.
+WheyTooManyGainzz i might have lost some of my brain however God oppened my mind so i began to study the writings of the deasert fathers, saint Augustin, and Thomas Aquinas. now im singing Gregorian Chant and crawling under buildings fixing broken pipes.
+WheyTooManyGainzz i might have lost some of my brain however God oppened my mind so i began to study the writings of the deasert fathers, saint Augustin, and Thomas Aquinas. now im singing Gregorian Chant and crawling under buildings fixing broken pipes.
It is impossible to fully stop concussions because what is happening in the skull cannot be rectified. The brain is smaller than the cavity of the skull and is floating in cerebral spinal fluid and no amount of cushioning available for the skull will prevent brain injuries; the brain is still in motion and the only thing stopping it from continued motion is the skull. Until the brain is kept form wobbling round in the skull when hit, there is no stopping a concussion from occurring...
The only way to stop a concusion would be to stop the head or brain from moving when hit
+Joshua Hempel can't to you wear a neck pad like davonte David did last year?
The helmet could have good enough pads (you actually can buy helmets like this they are coming out in a couple years) they are like almost completely shock proof to where little to none force goes to the brain it gets stopped in the helmet
Imagine in the next couple of years there make some type of helmet that does both
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I was a 2 year Dline
starter myself and I experienced the headaches and the neck pain. I love football because it’s great for understanding, love, and discipline. Without football I wouldn’t be the person I am today. But, after seeing what can happen and sort of what I was going through thus far, I decided to make the hardest decision of my life and that was to quit the game for my own health. There is nothing wrong with looking out for yourself and anyone who thinks otherwise please let me know.
Every 30 year old guy that didn’t even make a JUCO team💀
"There is a product that's called muscle milk that contains no milk" Checkmate
Wrong. That's "dry snitching." That's like being questioned about the wealth you've gained from "robbing" banks, then saying, "Banks rob their customers through transaction fees," in excuse.
Good if kids quit better chance of me making the NFL
Leeky Stew The less players that play, the less selection there will be. That sounds good but the overall decency of NFL and football players will go down. I am trying to say if we keep this up people will have shorter work spans in the NFL. Even if you made it, you'd come out with some money (good luck making it to first string) but your work span will be shorter.
Lmao
Just by seeing your profile pic u suck
That's y u buy your own helmet because if u get a helmet that is used It won't be as strong
Don't blow off the FREE public education. Getting a useful education base should be the first goal if an athlete or not. The Universities and the NFL create a lot of wealth from the Football and don't care if you ever graduate. They care about you until you stop playing and making the money, then they say, next. Playing professional anything is like winning the lottery. If a great player and dedicated you might make the NFL. However, only 32 NFL teams x 52 players equals 1664 total players in the NFL. Good Luck, nothing replaces education is the TRUTH. I recommend starting your own business is the key to the USA. Work for yourself not corps. The corps care about the metrics and their own personal bank accounts and the bonus.
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Everyone in the comment section:
Hey I’ve had 70 concussions, I’m fine.
You probably arent fine.
And statistically you WONT be fine later.
@@souloftheage called a joke...........
that last minute or so had me dying bro😂
sup hawk lmao
football without pads is called rugby
you just have to learn how to tackle right
rugby doesnt hit as hard
Thats why football is more dangerous. 250lb linebackers come flying in and hit you high rather than rugby players breaking down and wrapping the legs
***** lol, prove me wrong then
+Ekzpo yeah, football players will hit higher, rather than rugby players that wrap up at the legs
***** you have obviously never played real american football. american football hits way harder than rugby players because they have padding
You're never going to stop concussions unless you stop letting people play contact sports... High risk, but its the players choice to to take that risk or not.
Shut up we just need people to stop wrong form hits
True and you can get a concussion with almost any sport . Soccer,Baseball,hockey etc
Lighting people up is fun
+Merle Dixon I heard that. but getting lit up sucks donkey nuts
+Daniel Munos (dmonster128) better to give than receive
i started at qb at a high school level. i experienced 2 concussions and other minor head injuries during the season. when you take a severe helmet to helmet hit nothing is going to be able to greatly reduce the chance of a concussion. trust me. the technology is getting much better but please don’t go out there thinking that you are 100% safe because of the gear you have. I’m not saying to play scared or be worried about playing football, personally i think it is a amazing game but it is also a dangerous game. it is not for everyone. i am in the crossroads of having to make a decision about ending my football career because of the head related trauma i have had due to the concussions i have had. thats my story.
The news has a habit of making thing's sound WAY worse than they are. I've played football since I was 4 year's old and I'm 20 now playing in a small NAIA school and I've never suffered a concusion because my coaches taught us to always lead with your shoulder and grab cloth when making a tackle. Yes there are time's where helmet to helmet collisions are unavoidable but if you learn the correct technique then a concusion can be completely avoided
I know right, I've played since 6 years old and now am on my high school team (varsity receiver) and I take a lot of hits every game playing that position, and some being helmet to helmet, and yeah it hurts a little but like you said, if you know how to make a tackle/getting tackled you're more than likely gonna be fine
I meant how to take getting tackled
+Johnpaul Sanchez unavoidable --> completely avoided?
+southern pride just because you play the sport does not make you a brain injury specialist.
Research and stats suggests otherwise though.
Un equal technologys are savage for the "muscle milk quote"
The first time I drank mussle milk I puke soo much and every time it came out it tasted like pure chalk
+Preston Williams You guys need some brain milk
Nigga really said “mussle”🤣
helmet are mostly used to prevent you head from cracking open, won't prevent concussions for shit
+Ethan Anderson Im assuming it was an exaggeration
Ethan Anderson a fractured skull is very serious, why are you minimizing it?
Don't wanna get hit? Don't play the game! Get on the sideline and hand out water to the men that do wanna play
so it's okay to let the players go out there and destroy their bodies leading to lifelong struggles just because "that's what real men do" making the game safer is somehow ruining your Sunday?
Yes it is ok, because those players make more in a year than some of us will see in a lifetime... The truth is out there now. It's not being hidden anymore. Plus, wasn't it always pretty obvious that football was a physical sport? I mean, drop kicking used to be a legal tackle back in the 20's. Play at your own risk... Damn... Ya know going to the Moon was dangerous too. Skydiving is dangerous, climbing mountains is dangerous, scuba diving is dangerous, and people pay money to do some of those things. Hell, flying in an airplane and driving a car are both dangerous. I've seen goalies in soccer dive to make a save and go head first into the post. No helmet... Leave our football alone... Ya don't have to play it if ya don't wanna.
RacerDude78 or women
Emma Jackson Women sports arnt real sports tho
Yeah, the men who are willing to put their health at risk for a sport. Those sound like stupid men.
Wow if you don't want him to hurt you might as well not let him get in a car because he's more likely to die there
What? What a nugget you are
@H C it’s not about him getting injured. 21% of high school players have CTE thats 1/5 players! 91% of college players have it, And over 99% of NFL players have it and the ones that don’t are most likely kickers. But lots of kickers and punters have it to because they played other positions in high school
So 5 years later this is in my recommend..epic.
People on here have no clue what they are talking about. The MAIN drawback from concussions is the LONG TERM damage from concussions and even sub concussive hits. A sub concussive hit is a hit that is harmless, unless you take hundreds of them like all football players do. A kid who is 16 is not thinking about the long term effects of football. CTE, dementia, early memory loss.
Yeah because that risk isn’t there for high schoolers. They dont hit hard enough to do damage, and they don’t play long enough to accrue that large number of thumps
Years ago, football player/coach legend, Mike Ditka said if you want to reduce football injuries, then instead of adding more and more helmet, padding, and protection, just reduce it! Less or no helmet and pads means not playing, tackling, and moving recklessly. Imagine players using very light almost "bump" head protection and no other padding. Players would be using their heads to think and strategize, not collide. Players would change the way they play and the game would be safer and just as exciting...if not more.
nobody forces u to play football. if u don't won't your kid to play, don't send him to tryouts. I'm tired of people trying to pussify a rough sport like football and similiar sports.
i agree with you
sienna three also that happened before many new technology’s came out in football to protect kids and when players still tackled with theirs heads down.
Exactly I’m 14 and my mom and dad are both scared but you have to let your kids do what they love and if you don’t they will still find a way to get hurt so if it comes down to football man up and let your kids play bc they will be upset that they can’t what parents want their kids upset
It's mainly kids/people hitting with there heads..you need to hit with your shoulder pads with your head up...and guess what?! WAY less possibility of head injury!
yea youre right theirs virtualy no rule on hemet to helmet hits in ms or hs football. atleast where i play
GeOrGeHaFofcOfee the spearing rule- no player may strike an opponent with part of the helmet or facemask, period.
+AndyS people still do it though, most players are un-educated about the proper way to hit, and just go head to head
I talked to my mother about this Topic, she is an EMT, Clinical Instructor, Nurse, And a Medical Assistant. She has been in the Medical field for 23 years. I asked her about this and said "Helmets protect you from direct contact, but can't stop a concussion." "Right." She said
The thing is, the brain sits in a fluid, detached from your skull. The fact is that your brain hits the front of your skull and then the back of your skull. The only thing it's connected to is your Brain Stem and Spinal Cord. No product can stop concussions. If you don't like it be a waterboy and realize 5 year olds are more tough than you.
This is total bullshit. As long as a kid isnt fucking headbutting someone, they'll be fine.
yep
Yea they just need to tell kids to hit with there shoulder pads and not there heads
I've been playing football for 7 years and I'm fine
ya but that doesn't help with their heads hitting the ground once their tackled
Helmets are designed to protect against basic normal hits like hitting the ground or occasionally bumping something. As some who has received concussions playing football, unless your head comes into direct contact with another's you'll be fine.
I got hit hard asf today in the helment today and I felt absolutely nothing. Helmets have really advanced
Carson Well concussions don’t always have you feel pain, they might damage your brain without you even knowing, thats why some players don’t realize they have one.
Parents must know that when they sign their children up for football... So they need to know that football comes with injury so they need to know they might get hurt so they shouldn't sign their children up for football when they know they nigh get hurt
every sport has their injuries
HAOLEBOY808_ is right I play for a high school and this what my couch said to
they also need to know hockey, boxing, rugby ETC cause people to get hurt. its not just football.
mindman1234 so it's okay to destroy your body for life because it's "part of the game"?
Skunkdog Gro we love the sport. We put our bodies on the line because this is what we love. Many people in many sports do the same because they love the sport. It just depends on how much you like the sport and if your willing to put your body on the line
Now let’s make it comfortable...
Impossible
I played football from the age of 4 until I was 23. I played at the University of New Mexico. In that 19 years of playing, I've had one concussion. It didn't come from a helmet to helmet hit. It came when I was making a tackle and another teammate came in and landed on top of my head, causing it to slam into the ground. I was always taught to tackle with my face mask on the ball. Making sure you or your athletes are properly hydrated, have a mouth piece that isn't cut or chewed and covers their molars, and having a properly fitted helmet are the ways to lessen the chances of having a concussion in the game of football. There is no way to fully prevent, but the steps that have been taken to make the game safer for head to head contacts are great and effective. Hopefully parents won't buy in to the hysteria that football is unsafe.
I've been playing football for 7 years, always starting both sides of the ball and taking big hits. I've never been concussed, and show no long term effects. However, I do have 3+ teammates who have had concussions just this year
Obviously you wouldn’t know if you have brain damage while still playing💀 that shows up decades later. But yeah, you’re fine. You don’t get brain damage from playing in HS lmao
@@bigpapi6688 💀💀💀💀💀
When people look at football they see injuries and concussions but it happens a lot less then you think. I play football I know what it is like
Concussions Happen because people arnt hitting the right way you don't lead with your helemet into another helemet kids just need more practice
EXACTLY, if these fuckers knew how to hit right they wouldn't get concussions
Khari Temple Tackling isnt the only way you can get a concussion from hard hitters and impact on the ground from a tackle.
stephen jones call me crazy here but wouldnt the helmet and huge shoulder pads reduce your ability to naturally tuck your chin into your chest and raise your shoulders which would help support your neck and head from doing violent whiplash like movements shown in the video?
Smdylan actually you have to take your head back instead of puting your chin down, atleast that what I learned o.o
You hit with your shoulder while keeping your head up, cocusion reducing pads? No,just hit right
Xenith, while not being a "miracle helmet" solution, is focused on stopping linear, and rotational forces. Never really played with the helmet, but the tech and returns look way more than promising.
Big hits are part of the game and sooner or later no kid is gonna play football because their parents won't let their kids have fun
I wish they would do a study on the Number of Athletes that get hurt wrestling.. Broken Back, Torn Hips, Broken legs ect. My point being anytime you get out of the bed and both feet hit the ground there is going to be that chance you may get hurt. With the push of concussion awareness it most certainly has brought it to the forefront. I honestly feel as if kids were taught at a younger age how to tackle properly this would reduce concussions drastically. A vast majority of your High School coaches have had some type of concussion training as well as playing experience to back up their coaching. The issue lies at the younger age, you have Dads that have no business out there coaching their little Johnny how to make a tackle.Little Johnny bad habits are reinforced as a "Good Job", Thus extremely difficult to fix later on down the road. Little Johnny gets older Dad moves up to coach his son. Kid get to Middle School (if it is like it is around here the Middle School Coaches don't have a clue either) and those bad habits are not fixed. Everybody check out some of the middle school football hits on here and tell me if I'm wrong.... USA football has done as great job with their Heads up Tackling and Blocking series to teach correct Hat/Hands/Feet placement in a correct form tackle.
I have played Football for 15 years and now have coached for 10..The number of concussion we have had in those 10 years are less then 5.. Baseline Testing/ Concussion Protocols ect. has made the game a lot safer...
Lets all face it. Anytime we get into a car we know that there could be a negative outcome. No matter how "safe" we think we are we still know about the possibility of that outcome. Same goes with ALL sports.
Get you kids out of the house.. Let them play in the yard and not on the Video console. Let them learn what its like to be apart of team. Let them set goals and have to actually work for them...
Just my .02
Best way to reduce concussions is proper coaching on how you're supposed to be hitting and tackling people. The helmet should be treated like an airbag; it's there to protect you should the need arise, but you should really be aiming to not have the need arise.
guys football isn't that bad ive been playing 6 years and ive only seen 2 minor concussions and a broken foot there is more concussions in hockey then football
Yeah, what position do you play?
Where do you play? Just this year I dislocated both shoulders, and torn my PCL, and I've seen a bunch of other dislocations and concussions on our team
wr/cb/ sometimes rusher/safety
rb for half a year to
+Carl Martel Where are your statistics to back that up, because that is just totally untrue.
Honestly, if football players didn't wear helmets, they would be less likely to go for the head first tackles. Giving them protection in their head makes people think they can smash into someone headfirst or throw them back. If there was even no pads like rugby, I think it would be an improvement.
Journalist: "Does this reduce concussions?"
Businessman: "No....we never mentioned the word concussion"
Journalist: "Concussion reduction Technology"...?
Shady businessman: "Exactly, thats the name of the product..."
Give it up to Americans on how to market nothing....*applause*
The playing style of the game changed because of the helmet. Once the helmet is on, the player becomes a projectile. There is no helmet design which will reduce concussions. Changing the game, or not playing it, is the only way to reduce the chances of players getting CTE. The game is loved by millions because of the fierce hits and the sounds those hits produce. The NFL makes billions every year because of the ferocity of those hits. It is war and the players are modern day gladiators. The game will not change, unless the fans want it.
There's no helmet in the world that's going to be able to stop a players brain from crashing into his skull. It simply defies the laws of physics. The only way to dramatically reduce the number of concussions in football is to get rid of the helmet. At the very least making the facemasks much smaller (like the old one bar facemasks) would stop players from leading with the head.
This is my 11th season playing football, I've never once had a head trauma problem. Oh yeah, I am also a MLB and an offensive lineman, the two most contact positions on the whole field.
Who do u play for😳
True. lbs have to go after rbs who often use their head to truck
+devon allen I play high school football.....
I'm a lineman too but concussion wise and Injury wise it is much easier to get injured by being a running back qb or wide receiver because as a lineman you are the one making contact
I’ve only suffered one concussion out of playing for four years but if you know how to tackle and run behind your pads and your helmet than it can be avoided
Now this video got me thinking how much it would hurt to run head to head with no helmet
People that have never played the game are trying to change it.
The answer is to stop playing football.
I have had 2 major concussions before I was 10 years old and not from Football. I dreamed of being ROGER THE DODGER STAUBACH (no Cowboy jokes please). I know the dangers and what happens to you when you get knocked out (one bike wreck head on in to car in 1976 and a stupid kid hit me by accident with a rock in 1978). I got a many hits in Football and remembered my earlier issues and thought oh no. I knew from my previous head injuries Football was risky to play. The concussions I enjoyed in the late 70's educated me along with along with my parents and my Doctor. The NFL has known about the head injury problem for forever. When a pre-teen in the late 70's can comprehend and experience the dangers of concussions. Consequently 40 years later the NFL tries to deflect the dangers until the masses learn about the real concussion story hidden to further the GREED. The NFL was finally exposed. The trend of Corporations taking advantage of people in a negative way is never-ending. I believe we need a ethic review in the USA! NFL knew of the victims were accumulating and didn't do right for the veteran NFL players is a travesty. The older players were NOT highly payed compared to today, thus they are struggling financially and mentally from Football brain damage . Taking care of the never ending affected veteran NFL players should be high on the list and one of the biggest issues facing the NFLPA and NFL. Officiating is another issue(cheap ass NFL won't add more officials during games). If any one read my story I stopped playing Football in 10th grade and played only Basketball for 3 years due to the concerns of concussions, thus missing out on 1 football state championship. I would have started on Offense as a tight end and a defensive end. I threw 4 interceptions in the 7th grade for touchdowns ended my qb career from negative pressure from the coaches and only played 2nd string QB. I never got a football concussion thankfully because I stopped playing.
2:52 i laughed so har but idk why
ivve haad 4 coincousions in the lsat 3 years and iim fine , know problams what so ever
Bad inga you're right he can't even spell
Baz sorry
Louis Cyphre hahaha, that is funny. Everybody can tell its effecting you, look at your damn spelling.
r/wooooooooshhhhhhh
@@alekkoha7578 r/whooooooooosh
Even if the helmet were to be Concussion proof
The brain would still smash against your skull....
Or am underestimating the helmets?
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@ben-t
no, the premise of this TV clip about concussion is that testing now show the "shear" and "rebounding" injuries that cause the brain to bounce back and forth WITHIN the skull cap. So, in essence, many people get concussions, NOT just by direct hits to the head... its that fact that you accelerate and decelerate your body, but your brain is surrounded by fluid... so take a ball within a ball, but surrounded by water, shake it hard enough, and the ball will strike the inside of the other ball. You can and DO in fact see this type of concussion all the time in similar violent/impact sports: boxing, wrestling and non impact sports or Auto accidents...where its the fact that the person is moving at a set speed and suddenly stops, but the brain continues to move forward for a minimal time, at the same rate of speed, and then strikes the inside of the head. There is NO helmet that will protect this...there is NO WAY to prevent this , without proper Technic... you have to hit correctly, and even then, you still risk an "acceleration deceleration" injury, by other around you NOT hitting correctly. This sport is going to get slowed down, quite soon.
You have to realize that a football player is voluntarily taking those hits. The player signed up for that so the risk is on them. As a D-lineman all your doing is hitting your head but i take initiative to make sure that i play safe. I would use this product fully knowing it won't prevent me from injury, because i know I'm taking a risk every time i step foot on a field.
It would have to be a helmet connected at the shoulders that doesn’t allow movement of neck. It would also have to be much bigger than the head and have an interior that holds the head within the shell of the helmet.
@1:07 - Husband be like "Shut yo mouth. you embarrass me"
People do realize that it states on the helmets and on the websites of helmet providers that the helmet won't 100% guarantee prevention to head injuries. The NFL and NCAA (not too sure about NFHS) don't have set regulations for the amount of padding in a player's helmet, and the helmet a player wears is completely their choice. Improper use of helmets, such as not being strapped on securely or positioned correctly, can increase chances of injury. Many players go into games knowing there is a risk of injury, but there's also players with bad morals and bad sportsmanship that look to harm others to gain an advantage. The point I'm trying to make is that head injuries aren't too common when you look at as many players across all three leagues in the US, but it's still enough of a concern that companies like Riddell and Schutt need to further improve equipment, but staff (coaches, referees, etc.) need to be able to keep a better eye out so severe injuries can be reduced.
5:11 the CEO of Unequals Technology should give that reporter a handshake. Removing the product name 'Concession Reduction Technology' will save the company millions in future possibly lawsuits.
4:00 onwards is like an SNL skit
We never put the name concussion in it , "your product is called concussion reduction technology"
BOIIIII!!!
Love the news analyst's questions.
My head hurt watching this
@ Wyatt Walden Yes, everything carries some risk. But that doesn't mean that everything is equally risky. Juggling tennis balls carries some level of risk, but not nearly the same level as juggling running chain saws.
The trick is to mitigate as much as possible the unnecessary risks--especially when we're discussing concussions. I've had two, and while the second one wasn't bad, the first one was. It was probably a week before I could concentrate enough to follow the flow of an entire TV program. Trying to avoid kids from having to go through that isn't bubble-wrapping them.
oh, he worked with scientists .....those non-descript generalists...commonly known in the industry as just Scientists lol
Iv played football for 10 years i have had no concussion, I have had my bell rung but have never had a serious head injury. You could change the rules and say no head related contact but the thing is that this won't reduce the head injury rate because of the nature of the sport. You can tell people that all the things that will happen to you when you play football but kids will still can't to play. What I'm trying to say is that people need to stop over reacting, if its not one thing its another.
Okay. Not everyone gets concussions. I’ve played for 3 years and I’m in 8th. I have a 3.6 gpa. Now enough about me. Testing these with a machine doesn’t work. When most of us get tackled, we put our hands out to stop us. I also hate the media when they’re talking about concussions. It’s not only in football. It’s in soccer, rugby, hockey, every sport. I mean hell, you have a higher chance of getting a concussion than in football. If you know how to hit right and how to stay safe, you won’t get one. Worst injury I’ve had was a jammed finger. The reason no one plays aswell is because of what they say about football. I rest my case thank you.
You play football and that's the risk you take! Just like driving or playing any other sport, there is a risk of injury! There will never be the magic solution, wear a good helmet (I recommend any Schutt helmet with TPU) and buy a neck collar/brace to reduce the chance of that concussion!
im so tiered of this. as a construction worker im exposed to hazardus chems my body is strained and so on. but noone ever mentions us. football is a contact sport. dont want to get hurt dont play. atleast most of them will have or can afford healthcare. lets be clear. football is a luxury. construction in a nessecity.
I'm American, but I'm so glad I was raised in a house that cherished soccer so much.. That it becomes a part of my life. I watch it daily, play it almost everyday.. Best sport ever.
Ummmmm cool story?
Fabian Taveras Absolutely dude.
Drake Charles you know what's better than liking/playing just soccer or just football? liking/playing both. i honestly never understand those morons that get into "my sport is better" arguments as they just end up devolving into calling the other guy a faggot after they can't persuade him into joining their side. all sports are cool, they all have their merits and their achilles heels. glad i was raised in a house that signed me up for everything and basically told me to gtfo the house
Even high school? I got a concussion in 6th grade football. It was when my head snapped back and hit the ground. It throbbed. I was carried off. I still remember that feeling.
Sorry for any football hopefuls, but no matter what type of helmet you got, your chances of getting a concussion does not change. It's just the nature of the sport and you have to accept that possibility of developing CTE later in life due to these multiple injuries. Thankfully, we know about this stuff now then many years down the line so we can educate the youth on how to tackle, but just don't play the game if you don't want the risks.
I think the future of concussion prevention is better training. More consistent hits lower on the body. It’s still gonna be hard hits, just not close tot he head.
Neckrolls are what helped me not have the head and neck concussions. I could see those 2 products working in conjunction.
the problem isn't that the helmet protects against linear hits... its that it causes more linear hits... players think their helmets are 100% protecting them... a false sense of security leading to people using their head as a weapon... soccer players that don't wear helmets only get concussions when they use their crown on a header which is 1/1000 in hs level and 1/1000000 in pro level, or when they use their head and miss the ball when lined up with another player, because that excess force of the swing with their head has to go somewhere and it often either transforms into kinetic energy back towards their skull or it hits the player in front of them... if you give a guy 7 inches of padding around all of their body except the weakest parts of the body like the knees, ankles, and neck then people will start targeting those areas and causing injuries way more severe than concussions while also using their head to do it giving them a concussion...
Head injuries happen because of years of improper tackling techniques. We should be teaching tackling with the head to the side by using the shoulders mandatory wrapping the arms and stay low .
If you dont ever duck your head you should be fine. Contact is common with every sport.
man... the fact google puts "shop speed helmets" under this video is sad... speed helmets are the least safe out of all helmets because they're the lightest and the thinnest.
look, i am 13 years old and turning 14 in about 3 months. now i have a revolution speed with a big grill facemask. i am 5'9 166lbs. i had 2 concussions this past 4 years of football. its not from the impact of getting hit in the face or the forhead, its from smashing the back of your head off the grown. now i when i hit i hit with my face in your chest, never had a headache or cunccusion symptoms from the. but i had concusion symptoms when hitting the back of my head on the ground. i dont wanna hear that football isn't safe. it is not a safe sport to play thats why u got to play pissed off all the time you cant play like a girl or u will get your head ripped off. so this stop playing football crap i dont wanna hear it if you suck dont play the friken sport.
I guess at almost 14 you already are a seasoned player who knows everything about the sport, but those of us that have been around the gridiron for a long more than 4 years have learned a few secrets, I would suggest you researched about the football truth with statistics even of the NFL, crippled/disabled players and how the game will really affect your life in the long term specially the concussion syndrome which can take up to 20 years to manifest brain damage symptoms, or other injuries, every down is like a russian roulette where you can lose BIG (search for Troy Aikman/Junior Seau/Mike Alstott/Kevin Everett/Eric Legrand) and that is not a great life to live.Chances of becoming an NFL millionaire are slim and even so, is it worth to have 10/15 years of fame and fortune in exchange for say 60 years burdened with health issues? Is your ego that bloated? think of the NFL stars from 20 years ago, where are they now?, Who cares about them? Do you know who Reggie "the minister of defense" White was? He died at 43 from a worn out heart.
Keep hitting with your head and eventually you will most certainly develop spark seizure syndrome where they come at random somewhat like epilepsy but without warning, or you could break a vertebrae/neck and being a little more fatidic sever your spinal cord becoming paralyzed or even die, believe it or not many of my former teammates have undergone much of that even the severing of the spinal cord becoming paralyzed.Having had concussions you ALREADY have brain damage, if your brain was given a look at a Tomography you would find tiny scars on its cortex which should not be there since scar tissue is numb dead-like patching tissue; it cannot sweat,flex,regenerate nor transmit neural impulses.
Damn
school him!!
Your comment has “cunccusion” written all over it.
In my experience the softer the shell of a helmet the better it protects against concussions. That's why I hate Riddell helmets, they have the hardest shells, and transfer the most energy to the head.
I don't care, it's what I love! I live by the football and my team, so I'll die by the Football and my team!
awwww that's cute
+Blasto Manto so is your George Lopez profile pic from shark boy and lava girl...
I think concussion is way overrated. Or atleast for kids. When I played in 6th grade, my firmed was hit hard and it caused a concussion. But after a day he was already back in school. And in a week he was good to play again. In 8th grade, out of the 6 games, there were 3 concussions in my team, but the same outcome. They all played again in 1 week. I also think it’s extremely unlikely. My brother has been playing for 10 years and I have been for 9 and we ever got a concussion. But, on the same note, my brother is a quarterback and has broken a few bones. But again, on the same note. He broke some bones while playing basket ball. I think parents shouldn’t stress over it so much, but there is still danger in football so I’ll let them do their parenting thing.
That’s the problem. Most players probably have had a concussion but they just can’t tell since the symptoms are either late or they’re so high on the adrenaline of the game they don’t feel it.
2:19 but u’d be fine without the pad
The largest problem is poor fitting helmets, i see SOOO many players with helmets that are wayyy too loose. Your helmet can't function if its not fitted properly or worn properly.
Why do these news organizations make it seem like these kids are forced to play football against there will
That is why players are taught not to lead with their head, especially lowering their head allowing themselves to be hit in the crown of the helmet, leading with the head is actually somthing that will get you suspend for the season actualy
I coached youth football for 9 years and this is a big problem in football. The bottom line is they will never beable to make a helmet to stop such injurys, The best protection is to teach proper tackle technique and the rules for helmet to helmet contact in such force should be automatic ejection from the game, And the pro level should be doing this for setting the example for youth and players all over the world, But lets face it the crowds love big hits that sound like your head just got crushed it makes them excited but yet if it was them the excitement would now be pissing or shitting yourself, Playing safer just shows you are a pro that can avoid such collisions, Helmet spearing or ramming is actually against foot ball rules and should be ejected from the game and 3 offences per seaon should eject you for a full season and in pros they should be fined heavy on top of that,
its impossile to 100% not get a concussion in football, now with good gear it can reduce, but i dont like how they say theres no way to get concussion with their gear because its a lie
Everyone is talking about the safety of the helmets, and I'm just here saying that high school they showed at the beginning totally ripped off FSU's uniforms
Concussions in football is so over blown!!! Especially in youth football. In high school there's a legit threat but let's make it simple.... If you're scared of getting a concussion you shouldn't be playing anyways. The serious threats of concussion comes at college/NFL/and a less but still predominant threat in high school. In youth football if you receive a concussion chances are good your kids coach is an idiot
and if coaches coach correctly, teaching the players to hit with the shoulder pads instead of their heads, that risk would go down even further.
I've had 4 concussions in 3 years of high school we all know the risk and I'm no longer to play contact sports in my school system
These people making millions off of these researchers and false claim products when truly there is no true way of preventing a concussion. The only 100% way is don’t play, or do anything buy set on the couch.
It explained what a concussion is... And there's really no logical or really potential way to prevent a concussion. The best way is if you do play, play smart and don't slam your head into people... I've been playing for 7 years and concussion free all of them.
Well we can have all the technology we want but we will never stop getting concussions because people want to land "big hits" but you don't want to use your helmet use your shoulder pads this can be avoided if players learn how to tackle
It does not matter wat helmet u make it’s not gonna stop concussion
They are not counting mouth guards, they reduce concussion rate and protect your teeth
I'm an advocate of strengthening the neck with exercises in order to protect yourself from some of the rocking back force.
Your more likely to break a bone thank have a concussion and after 3 concussions your not allowed to play. EVER. So if you wanna to play football then do it. You can't escape being injured just face your fears.
it reduces risk of CONTUSIONS. they should change the name. nothing outside the skull can protect from a concussion
They are just avoiding being sued that's why he wouldn't say it prevents concussions
I play football and people are always worried about football but you get injured and every sport not just football and I think no matter how many times you make the helmet or gear better it's not going to work unless you make the coaching of the contact better so it's not just about the gear the protects you it's the coaching and how much you understand that you are not supposed to hit head to head so it's not the gear it's the coaching
The truth of it is that no new helmet will be able to mitigate the trauma on the brain caused by a high-speed, NFL hit. It isn't just the hit itself, but part of the reason is that no material can protect the brain from the near-instantaneous change of direction the brain makes when the body is subjected to a hit. The brain is so fragile that it cannot be picked up with your hands without falling apart - it has to be "fixed" in order to be examined. A high G change of direction simply causes it to bang around in the skull, sloshing around in the Cerebrospinal fluid. New helemts can help, but will not solve the problem.
Get the riddle speed flex with diamond padding it reduces concussions
Most of the time in highschool and middle school concussions are based off bad coaching
i broke 2 helmets off in high school, saw green for a week but i turned out fine.
Saw green?
+Osiris he prolly got some head dmg or eyes
***** damn man thats harsh
+WheyTooManyGainzz i might have lost some of my brain however God oppened my mind so i began to study the writings of the deasert fathers, saint Augustin, and Thomas Aquinas. now im singing Gregorian Chant and crawling under buildings fixing broken pipes.
+WheyTooManyGainzz i might have lost some of my brain however God oppened my mind so i began to study the writings of the deasert fathers, saint Augustin, and Thomas Aquinas. now im singing Gregorian Chant and crawling under buildings fixing broken pipes.
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Is it bad that me and my parents aren't scared of it