Quote (bensfriend2 @ Aug 15 2018 12:30pm)
yes...heads up football is the new approach. See what you are going to hit and dont use your head/spine as a battering ram.
Yes because that's how the spine works. As long as you put your cervical spine in extension you won't put any compressive loads through the spine whatsoever.
Quote (bensfriend2 @ Aug 15 2018 01:00pm)
I mean I am 23 years old and as long as I've been on this earth its been taught to me that way. So no...I dont think that they needed to be playing pewee football 4 years ago. It's been common practice for 15 years at a minimum.
"new" relative to the games longevity. Based on current NFL players careers, I would say at a minimum they have been learning this since their college ball days. I would expect only guys at or around 33 years of age or older to maybe be taught differently...but even still they should be getting revised training for the past 15 years.
Your statistics made up on the spot are all over the place haha. Maybe try sticking with one number through an argument.