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A Johns Hopkins study has shown the sports with the highest concussion rate among HS athletes are:
1. Skateboarding
2. Girls soccer
3. Hockey
4. Boys Soccer
5. Football
Why is football the one that is in the center of all of the discussion? First off is money. You can't sue sports that do not generate large amounts of income.(don't forget the guy who wrote Concussion is a paid expert witness in the concussion suit against the NFL, and the science he uses to reach his conclusions has been severely criticized by even his own mentor at the Univ of Pitt).
Second, you have a lot of people in America who don't understand the value of football, particularly for you boys/men and the lessons it teaches. And rather than admit they are weak pansies for not letting their sons play, they reach for something that will make them feel better.
Now, who the hell is going to be the next coach at Marshall?