Which Came First?

[jaF0]

Wouldn't you have to be brain damaged to be part of that in the first place?

 

[Hard_Rom]

Hockey and football players are in the same boat. But their organization are working towards better protection at least. Wrestling is all about the show. Can't have their competitors wearing boxing sparring type helmets. Even if it is a good idea.

For proper protection football and hockey helmets would look more like full face motorcycle helmets and have to be changed out after every hit no matter how slight.

NHL had a hard enough time implementing helmets at pro level. Half visors are the most pros will wear for eye protection. At least kids have to wear metal cages.

NHL protection has gone way up in last few years. But elbow pads went from soft to hard. Emulating Gordie can seriously hurt someone's head now.

Ali's Parkinson may have been aggravated by so many blows to the head. Hockey goons have been autopsied with actual holes in their brains.

 

[Deviantsoul]

Hockey equipment trended toward protecting the player as they started blocking more shots. Larger and harder plastic shoulder pads & elbows are the result, which help delivering concussions.

With the players larger and faster, removal of the red line, instigator penalty...all these are contributing factors also.

It's a rough but fun sport, I'll admit. Not really sure how you'll ever truly remove the danger of concussions from the game unfortunately.

Now these one piece sticks on the other hand....shrink my goalie pads and get rid of those sticks and I'll be happy, haha.

 

[jaF0]

There is (supposedly) a point to hockey and football.

Nothing similar exists in the subject at hand

 

[Hard_Rom]

Hockey and football players are in the same boat. But their organization are working towards better protection at least. Wrestling is all about the show. Can't have their competitors wearing boxing sparring type helmets. Even if it is a good idea.

http://www.proboxingequipment.com/assets/images/RingsideCompetitionBoxingHeadgearwithCheeksblk.png

There are option for 'wrestlers'. "Wrestling' is not really a sport. You need athletic ability but is fundamentally a circus show. There are not the numbers of participants either to draw wide spread appeal for more protection. Nor are there youths in school or junior leagues who need protection.

Wrestling head injuries are purely accidental. Only when the choreography goes wrong does someone get hurt. Ever see pro wrestlers with missing teeth or even black eyes. It would be like making Circe du Solei performers wear helmets.

But a good piece of boxing headgear would be a good idea.

 

[pointless]

There is (supposedly) a point to hockey and football.

Nothing similar exists in the subject at hand

no, the point of wrestling is giving big, muscle bound freaks who can't play in the nfl something to do with their lives.

seriously, it's been years since i cared, but quite a few wrestlers are ex-football players who couldn't hack it in the pros.

and, well, if you can near the top of wrestling you can make quite a bit of money, so... yeah.

 

[Hard_Rom]

no, the point of wrestling is giving big, muscle bound freaks who can't play in the nfl something to do with their lives.

seriously, it's been years since i cared, but quite a few wrestlers are ex-football players who couldn't hack it in the pros.

and, well, if you can near the top of wrestling you can make quite a bit of money, so... yeah.

Many are not that big. Muscled but not very tall. They always add at least 2" of height at least and 50lbs on their bios. They would get squashed on the field or rink.

 

[jaF0]

"Wrestling' is not really a sport. You need athletic ability

Real wrestling is. It's even an Olympic event.

TV 'wrestling' is ... well ... TV. I remember when it was on the UHF channels in black and white and looked like it was shot in the back room of the studio.

 

[Hard_Rom]

Real wrestling is. It's even an Olympic event.

TV 'wrestling' is ... well ... TV. I remember when it was on the UHF channels in black and white and looked like it was shot in the back room of the studio.

That's why I use the '.....' as a kind of sarcastic expression. I remember watching 'wrestling' on Saturday nights on CBC from Calgary. On BW TV. Looked more 'real' back then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-QG_KndGBs

 

[Antryg_Windrose]

Any sport requiring cranial damage should be taxed more.