http://www.opposingviews.com/i/non-traditional-outlook-health-in-sports
Another way to look at concussions and other head injuries due to sports is the entertainment our society gets in watching dangerous, contact sports. And to be honest, those professional NFL/NHL athletes get the best equipment while kids following their heroes from youth leagues up to high school get "buckets that wouldn't be fit to protect your head from a single smack". This is why equipment isn't doing much to protect them from head injuries. However, because people have some strange mentality that when we watch sports, everything is okay when in reality, these athletes are pushing through a lot of pain during their games for our entertainment. Therefore nothing will really get fixed until we understand that small hits during a game can actually lead to long-term repercussions.
http://www.dotcult.com/hockey-concussion
Ryan Jones believes that the number of concussions is actually increasing because of the changes in the rules of hockey. Rules such as the trapezoid rule and the obstruction penalty has actually changed the way athletes play and have made it more dangerous for them. Jones also points out that the change in equipment might have an effect on why hockey has become more dangerous. While hockey pads used to be soft, now athletes wear hard plastic pads that are honestly more of a weapon than protection.
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