High school football has become a public health crisis. It’s time to take action | Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva
www.theguardian.com
If we genuinely want to protect our kids, we need to take seriously the question of abolishing tackle football

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/29/high-school-football-deaths-public-health-crisis

  • gay_king_prince_charles [she/her, he/him]
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    2 months ago

    One suggestion I've heard is legalizing many forward passes. This would spread out the field and the game would be less about colliding and more about blocking passing lanes. It would end up playing like fast paced ultimate Frisbee more than anything else.

    • MaoTheLawn [any, any]
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      2 months ago

      Hmmm. It would be a hard one to push through, because it would make the game so similar to American Football or Aussie Rules. I feel like there'd be a lot more 'hospital passes' that way... I mean, I would not play Aussie Rules even if someone paid me.