Author Topic: Proud father moment (Read 1011 times)

Nwbie · « **Reply #30 on:** September 19, 2005, 10:39:34 PM »

Hey Rip,

I sat here reading this and checking out the vids.. looks like a natural...hold on, After reaching the ripe age of 49 I now need to bend back my fingers, somehow having the cartilage ripped in all the knuckles of my left hand from a poor arm tackle, with hand caught in the face mask has affected my typing ability, I sit here and oh wait...i need to straighten out my left leg and switch positions with my right leg, seems having both my acl's torn and my right calf muscle ripped in my senior year of college, has affected my ability to sit still for more than three minutes at a time..but anyway...oops had to crack my neck, have to do that probably 20 or 30 times a day, seems like playing linebacker since 6th grade has compressed some of my neck joints and I can only stretch them by snapping my head around in a circular motion til I get a nice load cracking sound, and the neat thing is, i do it without thinking alot, and it really grosses the ladies in the office out..get a lot of ..eeewwwss ....what the hell was that? comments...then I proceed to crack my elbow for chuckles...the one with the floating ligament that the doctor told me eventually will most likely either disentegrate or even better, get locked into the joint causing excruciating pain..so i got that to look forward too.... cuz it hasn't disentegrated yet lol... was probably not a good idea to tackle a guy as I was getting blocked by throwing out my left arm and cltoheslining the poor bastard..but hey - it was instinct... anyway...the funny thing was...you had me back in 6th grade there... the excitement.. everything lol
btw
My boys golf and are musicians, but I bet their kids play football lol

NwBie

Ripsnort · « **Reply #31 on:** September 20, 2005, 07:25:40 AM »

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Originally posted by Nwbie
Hey Rip,

I sat here reading this and checking out the vids.. looks like a natural...hold on, After reaching the ripe age of 49 I now need to bend back my fingers, somehow having the cartilage ripped in all the knuckles of my left hand from a poor arm tackle, with hand caught in the face mask has affected my typing ability, I sit here and oh wait...i need to straighten out my left leg and switch positions with my right leg, seems having both my acl's torn and my right calf muscle ripped in my senior year of college, has affected my ability to sit still for more than three minutes at a time..but anyway...oops had to crack my neck, have to do that probably 20 or 30 times a day, seems like playing linebacker since 6th grade has compressed some of my neck joints and I can only stretch them by snapping my head around in a circular motion til I get a nice load cracking sound, and the neat thing is, i do it without thinking alot, and it really grosses the ladies in the office out..get a lot of ..eeewwwss ....what the hell was that? comments...then I proceed to crack my elbow for chuckles...the one with the floating ligament that the doctor told me eventually will most likely either disentegrate or even better, get locked into the joint causing excruciating pain..so i got that to look forward too.... cuz it hasn't disentegrated yet lol... was probably not a good idea to tackle a guy as I was getting blocked by throwing out my left arm and cltoheslining the poor bastard..but hey - it was instinct... anyway...the funny thing was...you had me back in 6th grade there... the excitement.. everything lol
btw
My boys golf and are musicians, but I bet their kids play football lol

NwBie

Curval · « **Reply #32 on:** September 20, 2005, 08:32:37 AM »

No need to worry Rip. Nwbie obviously was playing football not American football, according to Drediock:

"Just point out to her the fact that injury for injury there your kids more likely to get hurt and more injuries occur in soccer then in Tackle football.
And in football the kids are padded or otherwise protected almost form head to toe.
shin pads thiegh pads,hip pads,cup,flack jacket (rib protector)
then you can get the collar to protect the neck, Shoulder pads,
Helmet for the noggen and mouth peice."

Soccer is DANGEROUS!

midnight Target · « **Reply #33 on:** September 20, 2005, 08:37:06 AM »

I'm sorry, but did that furiner Curval actually give tackling advice in this thread? Or was I imagining things?

Eagler · « **Reply #34 on:** September 20, 2005, 08:37:57 AM »

encourage swimming to the younger one

may not get a billion $$ contract but can get him through college while providing strength and flexibility at the same time with minimum possiblity of injury

Curval · « **Reply #35 on:** September 20, 2005, 08:51:37 AM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
I'm sorry, but did that furiner Curval actually give tackling advice in this thread? Or was I imagining things?

I played Rugby for years in the UK mate. As I was never the biggest guy on the field tackling meant grabbing legs and holding on for dear life. Tackling high the way I see that team attempting in the first series was a sure-fire way to get an elbow to the chops and the inability to bring the guy down. It would also draw the ire of our coaches.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #36 on:** September 20, 2005, 09:14:27 AM »

Aye, Curval, one of the biggest problems with kids this age is getting them to hit low...they believe that just contact alone will bring another player down....it doesn't, and they learn, slowly, but they learn.

What I didn't capture on camera (lens change, dammit!) was the first play on defense that my son was involved in...the Defensive Coordinator, knowing full well that my son has knocked out two team mates in practice over the last 6 weeks, sent Gordon (Known as "The Terminator" by his team mates) on a safety blitz.He made it through the line, and he hit high (arrrgh!) However, he hit the QB so hard in the backfield that you could hear the helmut to helmut contact in the stands 50 yards away. My wife was sitting in the stands and the parents around her were asking "Whos kid was THAT?!?". Needless to say she couldn't shut up about that hit all this week.

FiLtH · « **Reply #37 on:** September 20, 2005, 09:19:03 AM »

I played soccer in Jr High. I was small back then. I didnt play sports in HS though. I got in with a party crowd and wasted time alot getting high and stuff. Although Id hate to relive my teen years, if I had the chance, thats one thing I would have changed.

Simaril · « **Reply #38 on:** September 20, 2005, 05:08:48 PM »

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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Just point out to her the fact that injury for injury there your kids more likely to get hurt and more injuries occur in soccer then in Tackle football.....

snip

Gotta call you on this one, Dred. American football is a great game and great tradition, but it is far more dangerous than soccer.

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From University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine
Soccer is a great way to build endurance, improve speed, and promote fitness, all while enjoying the camaraderie of a team sport. And according to experts, soccer is a relatively safe activity, with an injury rate of one-fifth to one-half of that in American football.

http://sportsmedicine.upmc.com/MySportSoccerTop5.htm

Football's pads are there BECAUSE of the increased risk. The fundamental difference is simple -- in football, the game requires high speed impact at often non-physiologic angles. (Hear those ACLs pop!) In soccer, contact is supposed to be incidental, as a byproduct of pursuing or striking the ball. Playing the opponent rather than the ball gets you a penalty, and coming from behind can get you thrown off the field. Of course, injuries happen in soccer -- but the overall rate, and the overall rate of critical injuries, is lower than football.

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #39 on:** September 20, 2005, 06:54:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Simaril
Gotta call you on this one, Dred. American football is a great game and great tradition, but it is far more dangerous than soccer.

http://sportsmedicine.upmc.com/MySportSoccerTop5.htm

Football's pads are there BECAUSE of the increased risk. The fundamental difference is simple -- in football, the game requires high speed impact at often non-physiologic angles. (Hear those ACLs pop!) In soccer, contact is supposed to be incidental, as a byproduct of pursuing or striking the ball. Playing the opponent rather than the ball gets you a penalty, and coming from behind can get you thrown off the field. Of course, injuries happen in soccer -- but the overall rate, and the overall rate of critical injuries, is lower than football.

Could be true just not what I have been lead to beleive or what I have personaly witnessed.
Nephew case in point.

But untill you enter highschool and above your typically not going against very fast people or haveing people at a great disproportion to one another size and maturity wise.

I've seen very few serious injuries at the lower (pop warner) levels. Actually Ive only seen one (broken leg) but that was in a pilup that just just as easily happened in Soccer.

The vast majority of injuries Ive seen football wise have been sprains (mostly mind) and bruises, though my son broke his fingertip by smacking it on someones helmet in practice.

If the game is taught correctly, and played as its taught. Football can be a very safe sport.
Typically the injuries I've seen usually come from using improper tehcnique

I have however seen kids with broken legs,ankles,noses and one kid that needed oral surgery from playing soccer.

Now on a national level you may be entirely correct. As I said that however is not what I have been lead to beleive and not what I have seen through personal experiance

Sixpence · « **Reply #40 on:** September 20, 2005, 10:50:25 PM »

Now that is cool. Rip, I have comcast, can I host something like that?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #41 on:** September 20, 2005, 11:36:15 PM »

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Originally posted by Sixpence
Now that is cool. Rip, I have comcast, can I host something like that?

Yes. Just upload it to your online storage. I used Unfreez (freeware) to make the gif, the first is about 12 frames I believe, and the 2nd is 10 frames.

Iceman24 · « **Reply #42 on:** September 21, 2005, 09:31:22 AM »

I for 1 believe that in youth sports, baseball is probably the most dangerous for a child. I always played football but my little bro, kind of like Rips other son really wasn't into sports, he played baseball a few years but never really got into it. I remember a bunch of games that kids got hit in the face with pichtes, or pitches were hit back into the pitcher's face or chest, and for a young kid that is serious blow because there bones and muscles haven't developed fully. If I remember correctly a few kids have actually died as a result of being hit in the chest area. I think in youth sports the risk is always there in football and soccer, football most likely being more injury prone than soccer, but you know it also toughens em up gets em ready for the outside world when they get older, especially running backs lol. Because what is life really, dodging tackles and being and actually taking some hits, but no matter what you get back up again and finish the game.... OTH if I had it to do over again I would definately play golf instead of football. I remember suiting up 105 degrees outside, muggy as can be, getting ready to start afternoon practice and watching the golfers walk past in the khaki shorts and t-shirts with 9 irons in there hands gettin ready to go play 9 holes. I now realize that those kids were way smarter than me

... All the actors and athletes want to be golfers but you never see any golfers that want to be athletes or actors lol

SaburoS · « **Reply #43 on:** September 21, 2005, 12:04:13 PM »

Rip,
AWESOME!
Your kid's got some moves. As long as he stays motivated (looks like he found 'his' sport, and stays (major) injury free), his college career will be free.

If you don't have one, time to invest in a video camera as well.

WTG!

Ripsnort · « **Reply #44 on:** September 21, 2005, 12:10:00 PM »

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Originally posted by SaburoS
Rip,
AWESOME!
Your kid's got some moves. As long as he stays motivated (looks like he found 'his' sport, and stays (major) injury free), his college career will be free.

If you don't have one, time to invest in a video camera as well.

WTG!

Thank you! I do have a Digicam, but I found still photography can capture a moment in time that tells a much larger story than video. Video editting can be a very long process as well. I do mix some video in with the "still picture movies" that I make, but I don't do much of it anymore.

His college education is already paid for whether or not he gets a scholarship.

If he does get a scholarship, he's going to have one nice hefty down payment for a house!(granted 1929 doesn't re-occur in the stock market by then!)