April

“I really thought at first that
we could play football safely with better rules
and better equipment;
I drank the Kool-Aid.
I can’t go there anymore.
I don’t believe it can be
played safely anymore.
I want these young men
to leave C.U. with minds
that have been strengthened,
not damaged.”

CU Regent Linda Shoemaker

“I drank the Kool Aid. I can’t go there anymore’ Two Regents at University of Colorado Punch a Hole in Football’s Wall. My 2nd of Two Columns: https://t.co/0L76rsF3Xb
— Michael Powell (@powellnyt) April 18, 2019

Vicious Cycles

In Forbes by @nic_fisher

"If brain injury is the “invisible illness” of our time, then within this invisible injury, women have been the invisible patients,” says Katherine Snedaker. https://t.co/dNKwejd1FU
— PINK Concussions (@PinkConcussions) April 9, 2019

Three types of male violence — violence against women, violence against other men and violence against themselves — are deeply interwoven https://t.co/pdBH8usXad
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) March 31, 2019

PEDIATRICIANS PLEASE

283,000 kids visit the ER annually with traumatic brain injuries. New CDC study shows the leading causes for visits: Football (No. 1), basketball, bicycling, playground activities and soccer. https://t.co/5ubJGtsZvq
— Aspen Inst Sports (@AspenInstSports) March 24, 2019

New study: Majority of parents (61%) support age restrictions on tackle football.
Authors call for the @AmerAcadPeds to take another look at the risks versus benefits and update its guidelines. “US parents are willing to accept age limits on tackling." https://t.co/k5NM4NqZwD
— Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. (@ChrisNowinski1) April 1, 2019

“Without brain health, we don’t have health” @I_B_I_A Dr. Sandra Chapman @BrainHealth #concussion #BrainInjury “We totally ignore our brain until something goes wrong” pic.twitter.com/duKuFr8vWr
— PINK Concussions (@PinkConcussions) March 16, 2019

.@ChrisNowinski1 asks: Are the benefits of youth tackle football worth risking the lifelong health of your brain? https://t.co/NdQZ95VSmX
— Vox (@voxdotcom) April 6, 2019

“Children are neurodevelopmentally unable to fully weigh the long-term risks and benefits of playing tackle football, nor are pre-adolescents fully autonomous. For these reasons, Bachynski...stated that physicians should not leave it up to participants to make these decisions.” pic.twitter.com/GQnavbfVz7
— Dr Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) March 29, 2019

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— Ted Stachulski (@StachulskiT) March 12, 2019

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— Ted Stachulski (@StachulskiT) March 12, 2019

PREVENTION
MUST BECOME
A PRIORITY

Brain Awareness #Afterthecheeringstops #football #braininjury #CTE pic.twitter.com/47JZragoNX
— Cyndy Feasel □ (@CyndyFeasel) March 19, 2019

(CTE Stages)

#CTE primer courtesy of @kimberlyarchie and @FacesofCTE
BRAIN DAMAGED -- A Two Minute Warning for Parentshttps://t.co/aCgIZItTE5
— C.L. Bluestein (@clbauthor) March 26, 2019

parents or athletes who are looking to a scholarship as a future,that is not a free education,it’s a negatively amortized student loan you repay every day until you die! I led the NCAA in scoring is a Fr. at VT, homeless by 24. Sports Medicine=Triage not recovery or healing! pic.twitter.com/8HCm4XqhEm
— Tommy Edwards (@TDTommy33) March 30, 2019

Playing tackle football is NEVER worth the risk of getting a Traumatic Brain Injury! pic.twitter.com/MMfaDzqCJz
— Ted Stachulski (@StachulskiT) March 24, 2019

Does make you wonder what is the true motivation. Are these save youth tackle initiatives focused on what's best for kids? Will reducing the level of contact cause the sky to fall? Or, will our society adapt and move on? Were collision sports for kids a mistake? https://t.co/wimJgkK3lI
— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) April 5, 2019

INCENTIVIZED VIOLENCE

if you haven;t read it before, I'd recommend the chapter from The System on how schools *pay* cash to 21 year old women to attract 17 year old boys to come to their school b/c they can;t pay cash directly to the boys.https://t.co/TfhNuGOg5b
— Andy Schwarz (@andyhre) March 29, 2019

Multiple coaches & administrators took enormous bribes from parents so universities would admit students with false athletic credentials. Meanwhile, other college students, like Jordan McNair & Braeden Bradforth, died of heat stroke under their football coach & ATs' supervision. https://t.co/fPUJtVYZBv
— Dr Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) March 12, 2019

PREVENTABLE SUFFERING

A former NCAA hockey team captain who committed suicide in 2018 has been posthumously diagnosed with CTE.
The NHL, meanwhile, continues to publicly deny any link between repeated head trauma and long-term brain diseases.
Via https://t.co/y9D0Kfr3cq
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) April 1, 2019

Our EHS treatment video has finally been released! ANYONE CAN GIVE 1ST AID FOR EXERTIONAL HEAT STROKE! **Survival rate is 100%** Like and share! Watch “Zach Martin Memorial Foundation Cold Water Therapy Video” on #Vimeo https://t.co/URaHyAuY0A
— Zach Martin Foundation (@zachmfoundation) March 15, 2019

I can't answer that question myself. But I can say there is a lot out there to read about the science behind CTE and it's connection to depression among other things, if you're interested in reading up on it. A lot. This is only one such piece. https://t.co/rwc25kRZJi
— Doug Most (@dougmost) March 28, 2019

Former high school football star sues over concussions https://t.co/L0WHcU3Pcz via @invw
— Kimberly Archie (@kimberlyarchie) March 30, 2019

Former Washington State football player's estate joins hundreds of other players who say the NCAA, colleges didn’t do enough to protect them from repetitive brain injuries. https://t.co/9hjLunhMTu
— Bloomberg Law (@BLaw) March 27, 2019

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