1/11th
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Post by 1/11th on Feb 13, 2016 16:16:31 GMT -6
What do you tell parents that do not let their sons play football because of the whole concussion issue?
I have several athletes in our building that are not allowed to play because their parents are afraid that their son will suffer a concussion. When I have discussions with these parents I point out that students have concussions playing other sports and that we really don't have serious documented concussions(most of our documented concussed players I believe are using the excuse to get out of playing). I would love to hear some of your thoughts and advice on this matter.
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Post by coachd5085 on Feb 13, 2016 17:37:40 GMT -6
What do you tell parents that do not let their sons play football because of the whole concussion issue? I have several athletes in our building that are not allowed to play because their parents are afraid that their son will suffer a concussion. When I have discussions with these parents I point out that students have concussions playing other sports and that we really don't have serious documented concussions(most of our documented concussed players I believe are using the excuse to get out of playing). I would love to hear some of your thoughts and advice on this matter. If YOU have to talk a kid or parent into playing football, I would suggest that that is a kid or parent that you do NOT want involved in your football program. |
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Post by 60zgo on Feb 13, 2016 18:46:46 GMT -6
What do you tell parents that do not let their sons play football because of the whole concussion issue? I have several athletes in our building that are not allowed to play because their parents are afraid that their son will suffer a concussion. When I have discussions with these parents I point out that students have concussions playing other sports and that we really don't have serious documented concussions(most of our documented concussed players I believe are using the excuse to get out of playing). I would love to hear some of your thoughts and advice on this matter. If YOU have to talk a kid or parent into playing football, I would suggest that that is a kid or parent that you do NOT want involved in your football program. I would second this. It is a violent sport. Injuries are a reality and a valid concern for parents. Some can't justify the risk of injury and there is no real point in trying to get them to change their minds. |
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Post by coachd5085 on Feb 13, 2016 18:50:40 GMT -6
If YOU have to talk a kid or parent into playing football, I would suggest that that is a kid or parent that you do NOT want involved in your football program. I would second this. It is a violent sport. Injuries are a reality and a valid concern for parents. Some can't justify the risk of injury and there is no real point in trying to get them to change their minds. Not only that--but if you DO get them to change their minds and something unfortunate happens, you will probably have a very motivated enemy. |
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Post by lochness on Feb 13, 2016 19:26:57 GMT -6
Tell them you run the Super Spread Facemelter No-Huddle RPO Reader Offense, which is statistically proven to eliminate concussions from the game AND get more athletes out for football.
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Post by silkyice on Feb 13, 2016 20:53:27 GMT -6
Tell them you run the Super Spread Facemelter No-Huddle RPO Reader Offense, which is statistically proven to eliminate concussions from the game AND get more athletes out for football. Analytics prove that it gets athletes in space!! |
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Post by tothehouse on Feb 13, 2016 21:01:04 GMT -6
Tell him...he can kick....on the other field...over there ---->
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Post by 33coach on Feb 14, 2016 11:54:45 GMT -6
We have to combat this every year. I Have to change minds of parents or our program dies.
The only ammo I have for that battle is stats:
- experienced coaches
- contact limit rules
- concussion rates (0 in the past 2 years)
- protocol for when injuries do happen.
If they don't change their minds after I present them with those facts... Nothing will change their mind.
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Post by groundchuck on Feb 16, 2016 5:32:16 GMT -6
I try and provide facts from various articles from newspapers and online sources that other activities are more dangerous. I also provide the stats from our trainers regarding concussions. In some cases the above posters are right. If you're having to try too hard to talk a parent into letting their son play football it'll be like talking to a wall.
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 16, 2016 12:09:30 GMT -6
What do you tell parents that do not let their sons play football because of the whole concussion issue? I have several athletes in our building that are not allowed to play because their parents are afraid that their son will suffer a concussion. When I have discussions with these parents I point out that students have concussions playing other sports and that we really don't have serious documented concussions(most of our documented concussed players I believe are using the excuse to get out of playing). I would love to hear some of your thoughts and advice on this matter. If YOU have to talk a kid or parent into playing football, I would suggest that that is a kid or parent that you do NOT want involved in your football program. Generally the kid who's parents are 100% afraid of him getting hurt is the kid who is afraid of his own shadow. The exception is the kid who is at least halfway good at another sport and parents don't want him getting hurt in another "less important" sport. Kid A you don't want anyways. Kid B you DO want, but you really have to work with parents to get a feel for their concerns. Talk to them and see if some sort of middle ground is available. Maybe only playing one way will appease them. Maybe playing a certain position (off the top can't think of a kid who has had a concussion playing Corner in my years of coaching). If they still say no, thank them for their time and move on. Nothing else you can do. |
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Post by Yash on Feb 17, 2016 20:31:35 GMT -6
True story, we had a kid who got a concussion at our school from standing up and hitting his head on a shelf full of trophies... Not sure how he got these trophies because he doesn't have a lick of athleticism. Then again, its america and everyone gets a trophy just for breathing and peeing on the potty.
Same kid got a concussion getting tackled after scoring the game winning run in a JV (freshmen plus sophomores who suck at baseball) Baseball game. I believe it was on a wild pitch, walk, or hit batsman.
This is the crap we get concussions for in our school.
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Post by mrjvi on Feb 18, 2016 6:47:52 GMT -6
Parents weren't letting kids play football way before this concussion stuff came to the forefront. My son in law played soccer because they were scared of him getting hurt. He is physically a beast and became an all American hammer thrower. (Luckily my 2 grandsons will be allowed to play if they want). Mentioned above was that some parents don't want them hurt for their "chosen" sport. That is ridiculously common in my school. On years I get more kids from other sports playing we are obviously much better.
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Post by 33coach on Feb 18, 2016 10:01:52 GMT -6
Parents weren't letting kids play football way before this concussion stuff came to the forefront. My son in law played soccer because they were scared of him getting hurt. He is physically a beast and became an all American hammer thrower. (Luckily my 2 grandsons will be allowed to play if they want). Mentioned above was that some parents don't want them hurt for their "chosen" sport. That is ridiculously common in my school. On years I get more kids from other sports playing we are obviously much better. my HC didnt play past JRHS - because he was a baseball player and his parents didnt want him hurting his pitching arm. your right, this has been happening forever. its just a new excuse. |
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