6 kids have died in recent less than 3 weeks.
Also, far be it for me to defend tackle football’s safety however the article goes on to say 4 of these 6 kid’s deaths are heat related.
Then goes on to mention 11 other children dying between 2018-2022… Again of heat stroke.
Then theres this anecdote:
“I personally had an experience where I was at an SEC football camp and asked a trainer for heat guard – something my Alabama high school coaches and eventually my college program stressed when playing in hot or humid conditions. I was denied the salt tablets even after telling them I was cramping and didn’t feel good. Within the hour, I had blacked out and fallen on concrete.”
This isnt really a story about CTE or football at all, it’s a story about rampant criminal negligence by deliriously ignorant teachers and schools (and perhaps a soupçon of climate change).
So why doesn’t the author blame the schools in charge even once? They were responsibile for these children at the time! This piece bothers me…
If it was CTEs, I’d be more on board with this, but you’re 100 right. Who the fuck denies someone salt tablets?
This is horrible, and I feel horrible for the families. I also can’t help but acknowledge how stupid football is. From the sport perspective and the safety perspective.
Not only a danger to the kids, it’s also extremely boring to watch.
I don’t even think boxing, MMA, or martial arts with weapons (HEMA, kendo) has as many deaths as football. Quick glance at Wikipedia says boxing had around 25 deaths…worldwide. Over the last decade. For adults.
Like people deliberately trying to hurt one another as the main purpose has less fatalities than the sport with a ball.
