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#Post#: 119586--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rugby in schools is a form of child abuse, say sports
experts
DIR By: Rocker
Date: February 4, 2024, 6:55 pm
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So you don't deny it then?
It's just classism from middle class lefty twerps. Just like
anti hunting, or shooting or fishing legislation. All perceived
as "posh boy" pursuits but enjoyed by many many people from all
parts of society
#Post#: 119589--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rugby in schools is a form of child abuse, say sports
experts
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: February 5, 2024, 2:41 am
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What about heading the ball in Association Football?
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Re: Rugby in schools is a form of child abuse, say sports
experts
DIR By: Quinky
Date: February 5, 2024, 3:09 am
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> What about heading the ball in Association Football?
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They're nutters.
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Re: Rugby in schools is a form of child abuse, say sports
experts
DIR By: championes
Date: February 5, 2024, 3:22 am
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--- Quote from: deadlyfrom5yardsout link ---
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> What about heading the ball in Association Football?
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Well, as it goes, kids aren’t taught to head the ball until
they’re teenagers and even then it’s not structured to be part
of training until they’re almost adults.
HTML https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/rules-and-regulations/2021-22/heading-guidance/youth-heading-guidance-chart.ashx
#Post#: 119596--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rugby in schools is a form of child abuse, say sports
experts
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: February 5, 2024, 4:06 am
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--- Quote from: Rocker link ---
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> So you don't deny it then?
> It's just classism from middle class lefty twerps. Just like
anti hunting, or shooting or fishing legislation. All perceived
as "posh boy" pursuits but enjoyed by many many people from all
parts of society
>
--- End Quote ---
No, he's saying you're talking ballcocks.
#Post#: 119603--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rugby in schools is a form of child abuse, say sports
experts
DIR By: poorfour
Date: February 5, 2024, 5:49 am
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A more balanced take from The Guardian, though still pretty
vague on possible wqays forward.
HTML https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/05/rugby-under-18-children-research-concussion
I've long been an advocate for NZ's weight grade approach, which
ensures not just evenly matched players but because it levels
the physical advantages means that players who mature faster
have to work on their skills rather than just rely on strength.
I have players in the squads I coach who are significantly
bigger than their age peers, and it would be better off all
round to have them play with a group they can't just flatten.
#Post#: 119604--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rugby in schools is a form of child abuse, say sports
experts
DIR By: Fearless Fred
Date: February 5, 2024, 6:32 am
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--- Quote from: poorfour link ---
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> A more balanced take from The Guardian, though still pretty
vague on possible wqays forward.
>
>
HTML https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/05/rugby-under-18-children-research-concussion
>
> I've long been an advocate for NZ's weight grade approach,
which ensures not just evenly matched players but because it
levels the physical advantages means that players who mature
faster have to work on their skills rather than just rely on
strength. I have players in the squads I coach who are
significantly bigger than their age peers, and it would be
better off all round to have them play with a group they can't
just flatten.
>
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I think the idea of weight grade would be feasible at the local
club junior sides level, as it's easy to police. The problem is
you wouldn't really be able to do that in schools. School sports
are run on different days depending on the year group. To take
it back to my dim & distant childhood as an example, 1st years
had PE/sports on a Thursday afternoon, 2nd years on a Friday,
Third years were Tuesday, 4th years, Monday, & 5th/6th formers
on a Wednesday. There's no way a school could take a 3rd year &
get him to play sport with the 4th years because he's an early
developer. His other classes would get in the way. There-in lies
the issue.
#Post#: 119609--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rugby in schools is a form of child abuse, say sports
experts
DIR By: poorfour
Date: February 5, 2024, 7:50 am
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That’s a fair point and it would probably need some
consideration in transition. That said, most of the schools I
know might have training on different days but generally have
matches on Wednesday or Thursday and Saturday.
Given contact is limited in training anyway, it might not be
insurmountable.
#Post#: 119622--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rugby in schools is a form of child abuse, say sports
experts
DIR By: Mayor West
Date: February 5, 2024, 10:27 am
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Unless there are only a couple of big youngsters per year surely
you could split them into weight grade groups. When I was at
school with about 40 boys in the year you could have split them
easily. When it came to the school team which was only in the
5th year ( don’t know what the modern equivalent is) the lads in
it generally had a good idea of how to play so size not as big
an issue.
#Post#: 119624--------------------------------------------------
Re: Rugby in schools is a form of child abuse, say sports
experts
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: February 5, 2024, 11:43 am
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--- Quote from: Rocker link ---
>
> So you don't deny it then?
> It's just classism from middle class lefty twerps. Just like
anti hunting, or shooting or fishing legislation. All perceived
as "posh boy" pursuits but enjoyed by many many people from all
parts of society
>
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Hunting and shooting are some of the most niche pursuits around,
way behind things like cycling or darts or rambling. The more
popular form of hunting is for jazz mags in hedges.
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