There's a push for more safety measures on the football field after several young players died in the last month. According to NPR, at least seven deaths involving students at or after practices and games were reported in August.
@#9 ...Because scouts start early looking for promising athletes? ...
It's for the money. The kids be damned, imo.
Private equity takes on youth sports
www.axios.com
... Private equity's sporting ambitions aren't limited to the pro ranks, such as its new deal with the NFL. It's also coming for the kids. ...
So, for the wealthy behind private equity, do the casualties on the middle- and high-school fields mean more profit for them?
I never heard of it in regard to Basketball.
#25 | POSTED BY GALAXIEPETE
I hadn't either..
Among youth sports, basketball is second in terms of concussion rate, accounting for nine percent of all concussions. It ranks behind football but ahead of soccer, hockey and baseball.
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