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[QUOTE="RICuse44, post: 763112, member: 2361"]
I played for 12 years and had one. It was not a knock out type- I literally had a bruise that was the imprint of my helmet on my forehead and felt foggy after the game and later that night. A concussion can be as simple as that and not the full blown knocked out not knowing where I was. Of those I have seen only 3- 2 in high school and 1 in college, albeit D3 NESCAC.

I don't think most of the collisions in lower level football are hard enough. Plus there are not the helmet to helmet hits. In the end though they have one of two ways to get rid of the helmet to helmet stuff. Either improve the padding a la Mark Kelso or eliminate helmets altogether. Tackles in rugby are always with the body. I'm sure concussions still happen but I would imagine they are less frequent. And one other thing- get rid of the PEDS. Amphetamines and steroids sure do not help the issue. I'm pretty sure humans do not get that big and fast slugging back whey protein and raw eggs.
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