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NJCher

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5. Let's choose a sport

Reply to LakeSuperiorView (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 28, 2018, 10:01 PM

Oct 2018

that causes head injuries for women. What would that be?

The top 10 sports-related head injury categories among children ages 14 and younger:
Cycling: 40,272.
Football: 21,878.
Baseball and Softball: 18,246.
Basketball: 14,952.
Skateboards/Scooters: 14,783.
Water Sports: 12,843.
Soccer: 8,392.
Powered Recreational Vehicles: 6,818.

Looks like softball to me.

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Dying high school football programs bring remote communities together [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 OP

Given the potential for permanant harm to the players, is this really the best use of 3Hotdogs Oct 2018 #1

In Idaho, school budget money is not used to fund sports programs jmowreader Nov 2018 #11

Briton High School near Williamsburg Va didn't have enough people show up underpants Oct 2018 #2

I think they should NJCher Oct 2018 #3

Just for the sake of discussion, what Girl's sport are you going cancel along with football? LakeSuperiorView Oct 2018 #4

Let's choose a sport NJCher Oct 2018 #5

Seems like a mostly logical choice. LakeSuperiorView Oct 2018 #6

the stats for bicycling NJCher Oct 2018 #7

I don't find the stats for cycling surprising at all. LakeSuperiorView Oct 2018 #8

no, it's not NJCher Oct 2018 #9

Well, your source was not studying organized high school sports. LakeSuperiorView Oct 2018 #10