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Post by Raoul Duke on Mar 18, 2015 8:20:49 GMT -5
lacrosse is a spring sport lumping it in with soccer in terms of the level of contact is hilariously ignorant, lacrosse is a full contact sport They play it all the time by me, not really contact it's like hitting someone with a purse. Great vehicle to get into a school though for girls and boys. THUNDERDOME!!
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Post by sec.101row23 on Mar 18, 2015 8:22:01 GMT -5
I gave more concussions then I had, like I say football is kill or be killed if your not going to prepare your son for that then have him play soccer or lacrosse for the fall sport. lacrosse is a spring sport lumping it in with soccer in terms of the level of contact is hilariously ignorant, lacrosse is a full contact sport Agreed, like I mentioned earlier, our lacrosse team has a higher rate of concussions than football. Lacrosse helmets need a major change IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 8:28:06 GMT -5
lacrosse is a spring sport lumping it in with soccer in terms of the level of contact is hilariously ignorant, lacrosse is a full contact sport Agreed, like I mentioned earlier, our lacrosse team has a higher rate of concussions than football. Lacrosse helmets need a major change IMO. Green Wave?
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Post by sec.101row23 on Mar 18, 2015 8:32:17 GMT -5
Agreed, like I mentioned earlier, our lacrosse team has a higher rate of concussions than football. Lacrosse helmets need a major change IMO. Green Wave? No, I went to Delbarton, my son goes to West Morris Mendham H.S.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 8:34:34 GMT -5
No, I went to Delbarton, my son goes to West Morris Mendham H.S. What did they do combine WM and Mendham like the Chathams?
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Post by sec.101row23 on Mar 18, 2015 8:41:45 GMT -5
No, I went to Delbarton, my son goes to West Morris Mendham H.S. What did they do combine WM and Mendham like the Chathams? Not really, you have West Morris Mendham, which is all of Chester and Mendham. Then there is West Morris Central which serves Washington Township.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 8:45:50 GMT -5
What did they do combine WM and Mendham like the Chathams? Not really, you have West Morris Mendham, which is all of Chester and Mendham. Then there is West Morris Central which serves Washington Township. Never knew that just thought there was Mendham and Mendham Boro. I remember playing PAL and Freshman games on a field just past the Post Office yield there kinda up on left? Course that's 30 -40 years ago.
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Post by sec.101row23 on Mar 18, 2015 8:54:16 GMT -5
Not really, you have West Morris Mendham, which is all of Chester and Mendham. Then there is West Morris Central which serves Washington Township. Never knew that just thought there was Mendham and Mendham Boro. I remember playing PAL and Freshman games on a field just past the Post Office yield there kinda up on left? Course that's 30 -40 years ago. That's Mendham High School, there is also Borough Park across from the high school. What you knew as Mendham HS is now West Morris Mendham HS.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 9:57:00 GMT -5
Never knew that just thought there was Mendham and Mendham Boro. I remember playing PAL and Freshman games on a field just past the Post Office yield there kinda up on left? Course that's 30 -40 years ago. That's Mendham High School, there is also Borough Park across from the high school. What you knew as Mendham HS is now West Morris Mendham HS. Gotcha
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 10:09:26 GMT -5
Not really, you have West Morris Mendham, which is all of Chester and Mendham. Then there is West Morris Central which serves Washington Township. Never knew that just thought there was Mendham and Mendham Boro. I remember playing PAL and Freshman games on a field just past the Post Office yield there kinda up on left? Course that's 30 -40 years ago. whoa, i'm surprised they never named the field after you for all the concussions you dished out especially back in the big game
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Post by frostlich on Mar 18, 2015 10:51:34 GMT -5
The problem with American football is the helmet.
They cover up the awesome pony tails and mullets. It's why soccer is taking over.
Death of football indeed.
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Post by CTJetsFanII on Mar 18, 2015 12:17:02 GMT -5
I have a nine-year-old and he plays flag football. He continues to ask about playing tackle but I have told him not until he is at least 12 years old or likely older. This is for a variety of reasons, notably the health/safety risks, but also because of some things I've heard from people in the sport. I have spoken to people in the NFL and have a friend who is close to Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher. A common opinion that I have heard is that kids playing flag football actually turn out to be better prepared for tackle later on. The reasons are somewhat interesting: 1. When playing tackle at a young age kids are so focused on their equipment, shoulder pads, their helmet fitting correctly that they are partially distracted from what is actually happening on the field or what the coaches are telling them. They may also be so concerned about getting hit that they pay less attention to the fundamentals of how to lineup, route running, etc. In flag football kids tend to be very focused on positioning, their responsibilities on each play, etc. 2. In Flag football there is a reason the flag belt is worn at the waist and has flags on both hips and in the back. This encourages "tacklers" to focus on the hips and to try to reach with both hands to get a solid grab on a flag. It is basically training for proper tackling form when they move up to tackle football. In tackle football kids can get away with some poor form if they are simply big hitters and could be successful tackling high. This can create bad habits. My friend told me specifically that Jimbo Fisher said he could easily tell which kids had grown up playing flag football. Most of the time those kids had better fundamentals in some areas of the game. I thought that was interesting. Great post. Was going to mention the flag option at a younger age as well to learn better fundamentals.
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Post by sec.101row23 on Mar 18, 2015 12:21:48 GMT -5
I have a nine-year-old and he plays flag football. He continues to ask about playing tackle but I have told him not until he is at least 12 years old or likely older. This is for a variety of reasons, notably the health/safety risks, but also because of some things I've heard from people in the sport. I have spoken to people in the NFL and have a friend who is close to Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher. A common opinion that I have heard is that kids playing flag football actually turn out to be better prepared for tackle later on. The reasons are somewhat interesting: 1. When playing tackle at a young age kids are so focused on their equipment, shoulder pads, their helmet fitting correctly that they are partially distracted from what is actually happening on the field or what the coaches are telling them. They may also be so concerned about getting hit that they pay less attention to the fundamentals of how to lineup, route running, etc. In flag football kids tend to be very focused on positioning, their responsibilities on each play, etc. 2. In Flag football there is a reason the flag belt is worn at the waist and has flags on both hips and in the back. This encourages "tacklers" to focus on the hips and to try to reach with both hands to get a solid grab on a flag. It is basically training for proper tackling form when they move up to tackle football. In tackle football kids can get away with some poor form if they are simply big hitters and could be successful tackling high. This can create bad habits. My friend told me specifically that Jimbo Fisher said he could easily tell which kids had grown up playing flag football. Most of the time those kids had better fundamentals in some areas of the game. I thought that was interesting. Great post. Was going to mention the flag option at a younger age as well to learn better fundamentals. Most towns do not offer flag football beyond the time that kids can start playing in pads. Maybe there is a year overlap, but flag isn't an option for many kids.
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Post by CTJetsFanII on Mar 18, 2015 12:22:26 GMT -5
I gave more concussions then I had, like I say football is kill or be killed if your not going to prepare your son for that then have him play soccer or lacrosse for the fall sport. lacrosse is a spring sport lumping it in with soccer in terms of the level of contact is hilariously ignorant, lacrosse is a full contact sport True, but not if you're talking about concussions...specifically those caused by the ball (soccer). There was a story done a few years ago about an increase in ALS in Italian soccer players and they connected it to multiple concussions. Scary stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 12:24:44 GMT -5
The problem with American football is the helmet. They cover up the awesome pony tails and mullets. It's why soccer is taking over. Death of football indeed. Actually you are 100% correct, less head injuries when they played with not much of helmet, less likely to use your head.
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