(10-17-2017 11:54 AM)bullet Wrote:  https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-pol...cte-fears/

Series of articles out there written by different people claiming HS football participation is down. Didn't readily find the AP one in Sunday's Atlanta paper that had a map along with stats. Participation is down 3.5% nationally over the last 5 years. Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maryland, New York, Vermont, Connecticut and North Carolina are down more than 10%. 28 states are down from zero to 9%. Only 9 states are up. Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Arizona and Utah are up 10% or more. Florida, Georgia, New Mexico and Colorado are up, but less than 10%.

Good news for SEC. Bad news for Big 10.

Moms just don't want their kids playing football anymore.

http://www.headcasecompany.com/concussio...ons_sports
Concussion Rates per Sport

Football: 64 -76.8
Boys' ice hockey: 54
Girl's soccer: 33
Boys' lacrosse: 40 - 46.6
Girls' lacrosse: 31 - 35
Boys' soccer: 19 - 19.2
Boys' wrestling: 22 - 23.9
Girls' basketball: 18.6 - 21
Girls' softball: 16 - 16.3
Boys' basketball: 16 - 21.2
Girls' field hockey: 22 - 24.9
Cheerleading: 11.5 to 14
Girls' volleyball: 6 - 8.6
Boys' baseball: Between 4.6 - 5
Girls' gymnastics: 7