probably about welcome week. or fish. but probably welcome week.
blue_n_VA
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| Date | Title | Body |
|---|---|---|
| 1 week 1 day ago | Nebraska |
My wife and I took our two sons with us to the Nebraska game last year, and we talked a couple into going with us. They were lukewarm VT fans......that is until they walked into the stadium. They couldn't speak for a couple minutes. It was our youngest son's first game as well. We went in early so they could walk around and get plenty of pictures of the team warming up. Ended up being an awesome day, great football weather and a lopsided victory. We converted our friends to Michigan fans and my wife and I got to spend the day at the game with our boys. I laughed and teared up a little when my oldest put his hand on my shoulder and asked, "dad, can I go to college here when I grow up?" |
| 1 week 1 day ago | Devin? |
With all the talk of Devin playing WR.....maybe he gets the #1 jersey.... |
| 1 week 2 days ago | agree |
We have the same rules where we play. For the poster to say, 'show me a football coach that isn't a meathead' and the mentality is to 'always' ignore symptoms and be tough. That's rediculous. I have coached my son in football and baseball over the last 3 years and that just doesn't happen. There may be cases of it, but it surely isn't the same today as it was 20 years ago, or even 5 years ago. |
| 1 week 2 days ago | 12 years |
Our sandlot football league has been around for 12 years and (knock on wood) there has only been 1 serious injury. That's somewhere in the neighborhood of 5-7 teams w/20+ players per team over the course of 12 seasons. I've coached for the last 3 years and haven't seen a child show any signs of a concussion. Coaching, and improvements in equipment have made the game safer. |
| 1 week 2 days ago | soccer |
I was about to reply to your first comment re: soccer, until I read this. Having played soccer and football. I took more of a beating in soccer than football. That's not to say one is necessarily more violent than the other, it was just my experience. I would be interested in seeing data re: soccer and the amount of head injuries that occur. I'm not sure how precise the soccer study can be though. With the VT football study, they placed sensors in the kids helmets and took data from that. Obviously you don't have that in soccer. For those that may not know. The VT study reported that there were several impacts of 8 and 10 g's. These were sandlot football players (9-10 yrs old I believe). |
| 1 week 2 days ago | Yes |
My oldest is 8 and he has played 3 years and says he will play again this fall. I'm more aware and concerned that I used to be due the research that has been done more recently. Virginia Tech did a study with a sandlot league in a neighboring county last year. But I'm not concerned to the point that I will make him quit. Proper technique needs to be stressed and going forward we will probably change the way we practice to reduce the risk of injury, since most of the big hits that kids take are on the practice fields. |
| 1 week 2 days ago | last line |
The last line was hilarious. |
| 1 week 2 days ago | Finch? |
Finch? |
| 11 weeks 1 day ago | braylon |
braylon says you deserve an offer |
| 11 weeks 1 day ago | + |
+1 to you sir |
