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RE: Rules Changes Could Send Two Sports in Different Directions
The reasoning behind the rule change is obvious. Kickoffs are more dangerous than regular plays. since it involves teams sprinting towards each other from opposite directions for 30 or 40 yards, then colliding into each other. The NFL claims to have data saying kickoffs are more dangerous than other plays, and outside sources have also found the injury rate on kickoffs is much higher than the injury rate on any other type of play. There has also been a study that shows an abnormally high proportion of severe injuries to high school football players occur on kickoffs.
There are many ways to make the NFL safer. Eliminating one of the most exciting parts of the game should not be one of them.
There may be other ways to make the game safer, but your first paragraph there is fairly convincing for the counter-argument that kickoffs are dangerous for head injuries. I don't like eliminating them, but that would be one sure way to make the game safer.
Everything has got pro as well as con, we have to judge are pros greater than cons or cons greater than pros.
I consider baseball a purely American game.So the US should be proud of this!Well, injuries happen in any sport..Any athlete sacrifices himself for the sake of achievements!Good post @donkeypong !)
Presently, rugby isn't to everyone's taste. It's dull, trudging and the laws are unimaginable, say the pessimists, who balance it negatively with the streaming, generally clear round of football. What's more, in some ways those faultfinders are correct. Yet, they are overlooking the main issue that rugby is wear at its purest on the grounds that, as a general rule, all game is exhausting. It's an ancestral ceremony, not a tasteful exercise, and no game shows improvement over rugby.