Ignorant thread started by an ignorant poster, trying to apply their bigoted agenda to normal occurrences in sport.
Volleyball by its nature includes hard serves and spikes. As a woman playing volleyball up the national level, I have been on both the sending and receiving end of hits like this.
It is perfectly normal. Concussion is part of the sport and we do need good return-to-play protocols. But gender has nothing to do with it; women can send the ball this fast at the youth level.
Red herring.
How did the girls feel when they had to play against you in HS? Did any teams simply forfeit? I mean, think of their health.
These women opted in. Completely different than being forced to play against XY
Plus, the small handful of women who have played men's hockey have signed waivers saying they understand and accept the risks, and releasing the league, the refs, the rink/facility, the sponsors and the male players from liability in the event they get injured.
The few women who've played men's hockey have always worn tons of protective gear too - even more so than the guys.
For example, girls and women who play ice hockey with teenage boys and grown always wear helmets and face cages when they take to the ice, even when the guys or many of the guys they're practicing and playing with don't.
Finally, most of the female players who've played in men's hockey have been goaltenders. A robust amount of research shows that even amongst ice hockey players of the same sex, the way players are built determines which positions they are most suited for:
Physical, neuropsychological, physiological, and anthropometrical differences between ice hockey players, based on their positions, havebeen studied several times over the years by using a wide array of protocols. It has been shown that forwards and defenders have different physiological demands due to skating distance, on-ice time, and the amount of high-intensity skating per min required by their position...
this review will allow us to 1) highlight physiological differences between goaltenders and players at other positions, 2) determine strengths and weaknesses of ice hockey goaltenders, and 3) offer possible guidelines for strength and conditioning coaches.
This review aims to 1) be the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature examining the physiology and assessment of goaltenders, and 2) present a physiological profile of ice-hockey goaltenders. It will 1) hi...
Ignorant thread started by an ignorant poster, trying to apply their bigoted agenda to normal occurrences in sport.
Volleyball by its nature includes hard serves and spikes. As a woman playing volleyball up the national level, I have been on both the sending and receiving end of hits like this.
It is perfectly normal. Concussion is part of the sport and we do need good return-to-play protocols. But gender has nothing to do with it; women can send the ball this fast at the youth level.
Red herring.
Actually, your view is the one that comes across as ignorant. Due to distinctive features of female anatomy and physiology, girls and women are much more susceptible than boys and men are to concussion and other head and neck injuries that can result in traumatic brain damage - and which can lead to dementia decades later.
Although male athletes are exposed to more contact in sports, rates of concussion are higher for female athletes in sex-comparable sports at both the high school and collegiate level. Furthermore, female athletes tend to report a greater number of symptoms and take longer to recover from concussion compared with male athletes. Impaired cognitive function and alterations in brain structure and function have been noted in the acute phase after injury in both males and females, and it has been reviewed in depth recently. However, the majority of research assessing the long-term implications of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) or sports-related concussion has been limited to male athletes.
Past studies have suggested that a history of TBI increases the risk of a number of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). With the discovery of CTE in male athletes with a history of repetitive brain trauma, considerable focus has been placed on the link between sports-related concussions and the development of CTE.
In addition to females having higher rates of sports-related concussions, women also have higher rates of neurodegenerative disease, particularly Alzheimer's disease, relative to men... . Although TBI has been identified as one risk factor affecting the development and age of the onset of dementia, no research has examined the interaction between sports-related concussion and the development of neurodegenerative disease in women. However, a recent cohort study found that the history of TBI was associated with increased odds of developing dementia which was higher in those with repetitive TBI...
New research led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that a single head injury could lead to dementia later in life. This risk further increases as the number of head injuries sustained by an individual increases.
The findings also suggest stronger associations of head injury with risk of dementia among women compared to among men
“Head injury is a significant risk factor for dementia, but it’s one that can be prevented. Our findings show that the number of head injuries matter – more head injuries are associated with greater risk for dementia,” said lead investigator, Andrea L.C. Schneider, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of Neurology at Penn. “The dose-dependence of this association suggests that prevention of head injury could mitigate some risk of dementia later in life. While head injury is not the only risk factor for dementia, it is one risk factor for dementia that is modifiable by behavior changes ...[and taking precautions].
Previous research on dementia and traumatic brain injuries suggests that women are at higher risk for dementia compared to men.
This data from the ARIC study found evidence that females were more likely to experience dementia as a result of head injury than males
I simply do not understand why there are boys and girls sports. Title IX is a blatant violation of the Constitution establishing separate but equal events. Wasn’t that decided in 1954?
Ignorant thread started by an ignorant poster, trying to apply their bigoted agenda to normal occurrences in sport.
Volleyball by its nature includes hard serves and spikes. As a woman playing volleyball up the national level, I have been on both the sending and receiving end of hits like this.
It is perfectly normal. Concussion is part of the sport and we do need good return-to-play protocols. But gender has nothing to do with it; women can send the ball this fast at the youth level.
Red herring.
Concussion is linked to a heightened risk of subsequent hyperactivity disorder, dementia, and Parkinson’s disease, as well as mood and anxiety disorders among women in particular, finds research published online in the journal Family Medicine and Community Health.
Concussion upsets the workings of the autonomic nervous system as well as blood flow to, and around, the brain. Those affected usually recover within a week of injury, but there may be long term consequences.
Previous research has implicated concussion in the development of various neurological and psychological disorders.
A study of 25 years of health records of more than 47,000 people in Canada from 1990 to 2015 (with an average age of 25 for males, 21 for females) found that
ADHD was 39% more likely in those who had been [diagnosed as] concussed. Similarly, mood and anxiety disorders were 72% more likely, particularly among women, who were 28% more likely than men to subsequently become hyperactive and 7% more likely to become depressed/anxious after a concussion.
Concussion was also associated with a 72% increased risk of developing dementia and a 57% increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
A second concussion further strengthened the association with the heightened risk of dementia, while three or more concussions strengthened the association with mood and anxiety disorders and Parkinson’s disease.
Unsurprisingly, the findings indicated that a diagnosis of ADHD after concussion was more likely in younger people while a diagnosis of dementia and Parkinson’s disease was more likely in older people.
As well as mood and anxiety disorders, particularly in women, and hyperactivity (ADHD) Concussion is linked to a heightened risk of subsequent hyperactivity disorder, dementia, and Parkinson’s disease, as well as mood and anx...
No son of mine is competing vs girls and no daughter of mine is taking on boys, it's called......common sense.
Any guy who needs to compete vs the girls has a problem. Identify as anything ya want but you can't compete in female sports.
By the time I was 14ish I could whip all three of my older sisters in a free for all werestling match, that would end up.......mom mom Deno is too rough, which brought, Mom......don't hurt you sisters son.
This whole thing is ridiculous and we all know it, SAFP couldn't place in the Cali State High School boys 100m.
Any male friend or relative that doesn't beat that confused "girl" into the ground should be ashamed of themselves.
You’re seriously inciting violence against a trans kid?
Not advocating death as I support trans rights. But a receipt was definitely in order here. Kind of like when an older kid picks on a smaller, younger, weaker, etc kid. Somebody should step up and do the right thing. That’s all.
Just wait until Putin takes over. This shizz will go away real fast lol
No son of mine is competing vs girls and no daughter of mine is taking on boys, it's called......common sense.
Any guy who needs to compete vs the girls has a problem. Identify as anything ya want but you can't compete in female sports.
By the time I was 14ish I could whip all three of my older sisters in a free for all werestling match, that would end up.......mom mom Deno is too rough, which brought, Mom......don't hurt you sisters son.
This whole thing is ridiculous and we all know it, SAFP couldn't place in the Cali State High School boys 100m.
Schools are full of co-ed sports.
I’m pretty sure the injured girl signed up for GIRLS volleyball.
That’s right. Let’s see the trans kid play against a male team. He would have so many balls bouncing off his chin, he wouldn’t know what to do!
Hey…. Wait a minute……..
I dunno if you are being facetious or not. But if you're serious, then you're echoing what many say. Which is basically this: since some boorish boys might be mean to male students with sex/gender distress, female students should be the ones to pay.
Girls and women need to give up fairness and their/our own safety in sports - and privacy, dignity, comfort, safety, peace of mind in the locker room - because some guys are intolerant dickheads to guys they perceive as a bit different to themselves.
In the debates over "trans inclusion," all the responsibility for "inclusion" and most of the expectations to "be kind" are placed on girls and women, not on boys and men. Funny that.
Why can't boys and men just stop being jerks and bullies to members of their/your own sex with identity issues?
Concussions are not at all rare in volleyball. A guy I work with has a daughter who plays in an elite HS club and has been scouted for Div I volleyball. Her club coach makes all the girls wear helmets. The sport has been way behind the times and has only put helmets on players who have had head injuries. They should all be wearing helmets. The injury with the trans girl is not uncommon. A player goes down to try to bump the ball and the ball is spiked into the player's face. Lots of girls hit the ball hard enough at the HS level to cause a concussion.
