The Virtual Terrace • Re: Future of the Game

Best thing RL did was make headguards mandatory for kids until their skulls had properly formed.

However all it would reduce in adults is a few knocks. Actual concussions are more likely to happen due to a sudden stop in momentum. As the body stops dead, the brain slaps around hitting the skull. Headguards don’t stop this. This is what I meant by knowing the risks.

Arguably headguards give people false confidence. I’ve seen it before where a player wearing on thinks it will just protect them and don’t think about where their head goes in a tackle. And of course, said player got injured. In my personal experience I stopped wearing one at 18. I’ve always been a good tackler as Pimp can attest too. But didn’t think much of getting hurt. Now without one, I make sure that if I’m going low I’m already set with my head in the right place.

Statistics: Posted by Bulls Boy 2011 — Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:02 am

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