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<blockquote data-quote="Kejones68" data-source="post: 2060183" data-attributes="member: 71338"><p> </p><p>Actually, IMO, the first thing to do to start getting rid of hits like that, or others that were worse this past weekend, is to get ESPN and other sports channels to stop putting the huge hits all over their programming. It motivates players to want to be on sportscenter. They just run at someone as fast as they can and hit them as hard as they can, no wrapping up, no kind of form tackling at all, it's just using their shoulder or helmet. Pee Wee and high school coaches can teach real tackling all they want, but if a kid knows that running into someone as hard as he can is going to get him on the news, then guess what he's going to do.</p><p> </p><p>I played rugby in my day as well, helmets and pads are all just gladiator armor for these guys. There are far fewer major injuries in rugby than in football. Rugby players are taught correct form tackling and not attempting to wrap up while tackling in rugby is a penalty. I'm not saying rugby is great and football isn't for all of you that want to instantly jump on that wagon (even though I think rugby is far better than football lol), but you have to look at the numbers of injuries when form tackling compared to going for the big hit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kejones68, post: 2060183, member: 71338"] Actually, IMO, the first thing to do to start getting rid of hits like that, or others that were worse this past weekend, is to get ESPN and other sports channels to stop putting the huge hits all over their programming. It motivates players to want to be on sportscenter. They just run at someone as fast as they can and hit them as hard as they can, no wrapping up, no kind of form tackling at all, it's just using their shoulder or helmet. Pee Wee and high school coaches can teach real tackling all they want, but if a kid knows that running into someone as hard as he can is going to get him on the news, then guess what he's going to do. I played rugby in my day as well, helmets and pads are all just gladiator armor for these guys. There are far fewer major injuries in rugby than in football. Rugby players are taught correct form tackling and not attempting to wrap up while tackling in rugby is a penalty. I'm not saying rugby is great and football isn't for all of you that want to instantly jump on that wagon (even though I think rugby is far better than football lol), but you have to look at the numbers of injuries when form tackling compared to going for the big hit. [/QUOTE]
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