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Old Thu Oct 20, 2011, 10:15pm
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In the fall the parks are filled and I mean filled to capacity with little kids playing soccer. These little kids will grow up to be soccer fans.
Just because a kid played soccer from ages 9-13 doesn't mean that they will be a life long soccer fan.

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I won't see it in my lifetime but when the studies come out and show how serious concussions are participation in football will go way down. You know why? The Moms won't let their sons play.
Assuming that the concussions studies actually produce the results that you are predicting and assuming that helmet technology does not improve and reduce the risk of concussions.

Riddell introduced a new helmet in 2002. A three year study was conducted using over 2,000 HS football players the the new helmet reduced the risk of a player suffering their first concussion by 41%. Riddell recently introduced a new helmet but I don't believe there are statistics on that helmet yet. Football players used to have a decent risk of suffering a skull fracture and dying. Helmet technology has basically eliminated that risk. Helmet technology is continuing to improve and reduce the risk of concussions.
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