A new Frontline documentary exploring the NFLâs concussion crisis premieres Tuesday night. League of Denial examines the impact concussion-related brain disease has had on former players, and what the National Football League is â or is not â doing about it.
As we learn more about concussions and their effects, more parents are choosing not to allow their kids to play contact sports. But here in Texas, high school football rules. Lots of kids also play soccer. And itâs not just contact sports â even cheerleaders face the potential for head injuries, thanks to ever more elaborate routines.
On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss concussions and other head injuries in youth sports, and welcome Houstonians’ thoughts about the physical activities our kids engage in. Should developments in research into CTE and other head injuries give us pause, even in a city and state that so passionately celebrates contact sports? What are some of the dangers of helmet-to-helmet contact in youth football? Is it time, in particular, to re-think high school football?
Also: A preview of the 23rd Turkishfest Houston.
