Iowa State cracking down on sports clubs
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It's not about injury risk. It's about LAWSUIT risk.
People don't sue ISU over a ACL tear in club sports. They sue when their kid dies.
Go back and look a the context of my reply you responded to. I was replying to a guy who contended that there aren't many injuries in soccer.
Enrollment is still higher than it was a few years ago no? I'm sure we had most of these sports then too. What's the difference?
And don't the kids pay most of the fees associated with the sport.
It's all fun and games until an Iowa State student goes noodling for a catfish and finds Nessie instead.
For what it's worth...
CTE found in former soccer players, study shows | CNN
Four former soccer players who had advanced forms of dementia were also found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a study published Tuesday.
Most governing bodies are banning heading at the younger ages.For what it's worth...
CTE found in former soccer players, study shows | CNN
Four former soccer players who had advanced forms of dementia were also found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a study published Tuesday.www.cnn.com
Oh I am not trying to argue soccer is or isn't injury prone at all.
Just that this isn't about safety - it's about liability.
I see the University of Iowa had a team place 78th. They had the exact same number of fish and weight on both 2nd and 3rd days. I'm guessing the cheating SOBs never emptied their live well.
Thanks! Very interesting. And my father having died of complications due to Alzheimers and me very close to turning 63 you've peaked my interest. That said, the article did say that more studies need to be done to differentiate between the natural occurrence of dementia and CTE caused dementia. Also, of importance is the 'risk' assessment. How many per 1000 for example? I ask because risk is everywhere. And, I'd argue more prevalent in many other areas of life than playing soccer. That said, this information, at the very least, affords the player to choose more intelligently and assume risk more intelligently.For what it's worth...
CTE found in former soccer players, study shows | CNN
Four former soccer players who had advanced forms of dementia were also found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a study published Tuesday.
If you google Iowa State fall xxxx enrollment, this years fall enrollment is at a 10 year low.
2021: 30,708 2020: 31,206 2019: 33,991 2018: 34,992 2017: 36,321 2016: 36,660 2015: 36,001 2014: 34,732 2013: 33,241 2012: 31,040
If you look at registrar.iastate.edu/fees/mandatory-fees it shows that Student Activities $44.00/student and Recreation $160.80/student (off campus only $57.00). So if you take the $44 x 5,952 drop in total students from the pick to now = $261,888 reduction. Plus with fewer students, you will have generally fewer participants in many most activities. Now add in the increase in transportation costs, the increase in insurance costs (because ISU has had some major claims in the recent past) and you need to start looking around on how to reduce expenses.
