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Message: [QUOTE="Townie72, post: 282162, member: 780"] That's not what I hear. There's a lot of fear from parents about the potential for acute injuries. What you are saying is that the new fear is that research is suggesting that there is a problem with cumulative effect of repeated collisions. If it turns out that this is true and a significnt problem then this will be the death knell of sports like football without significant changes in equipment. But then you also have to look at all sports. There are more than a few blows to the head in lacrosse as kids learn how to stick check and not slash. How about heading the ball in soccer? Seems pretty jarring to me. Even with the new batting helmets, getting beaned gets your attention. Losing those teeth in hockey comes with some disturbance to the noggin, one would think. That leaves us with cross country and golf as our national pastimes. [/QUOTE]