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THANKFULLY FOR ME, MY MOTHER DECIDED SHE WOULD NOT PLACE ANY OF HER KIDS IN THE PREVERBIAL PLASTIC BUBBLE. UNFORTUNATELY FOR HER, I WAS JUMPING OFF ROOFS AS A CHILD.
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THANKFULLY FOR ME, MY MOTHER DECIDED SHE WOULD NOT PLACE ANY OF HER KIDS IN THE PREVERBIAL PLASTIC BUBBLE. UNFORTUNATELY FOR HER, I WAS JUMPING OFF ROOFS AS A CHILD.
Concussions can be caused by all kinds of events, butwhat I’ m wanting people to focus on is not to limit what a loved one does because of fear of what could happen, but to do research and continue to improve safety features of any given sport. Many steps have been taken to improve safety. For instance, kids under the age of 12 playing soccer are not allowed to use their heads to advance or try to score a goal. This is called a“ header” and can cause damage to both the heads and necks of young soccer enthusiasts.
We can’ t always prevent kids from doing what makes them happy and what they enjoy. My grandmother was so protective of my mother that she was not allowed to even ride a roller coaster. She told me this as I was growing up and said that it was something she wished she had done as a child.
Thankfully for me, my mother decided she would not place any of her kids in the preverbial plastic bubble. Unfortunately for her, I was jumping off roofs as a child. I would, of course, jump my bicycle over anything I could find to jump: trash cans, sewer pipes, even other kids! Yes, this did lead to some pretty gruesome crashes. Once while riding my bike no handed, I hit a sewer cap and flipped over the handle bars and knocked myself out.
Let’ s not bury the sport of football to try and solve the concussion issue in kids. That’ s like throwing the baby out which the bath water logic. How about we teach proper tackling, improve equipment and look for other ways to play sports of all kinds more safely instead of just telling people not play what they want.
HOMECOMING EVENTS See IU Southeast Homecoming website for campus locations
Homecoming Bonfire“ Ignite the Night” Friday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p. m.
Grenadier 5k Walk & Run Saturday, Nov. 11 at 9 a. m. Registration begins at 8 a. m.
Veteran’ s Day Bell Ringing Ceremony Saturday, Nov. 11 at 10:45 a. m.
Homecoming Tailgate Saturday, Nov. 11 at 12 p. m.
Join the IU Southeast Alumni Association in the Homecoming hospitality tent on Nov 11 from 12 p. m.– 4 p. m. Must be 21 years or older.
Veterans’ Honor Ceremony Honoring those that have served our country. Saturday, Nov. 11 at 2 p. m.
HOMECOMING BASKETBALL GAMES IU Southeast Activities Building
Women’ s Basketball vs Oakland City Saturday, Nov. 11 at 2 p. m.
Men’ s Basketball vs Boyce College Saturday, Nov. 11 at 4 p. m.
Season tickets available for $ 45 per ticket. Includes all home games during the regular 2017-2018 basketball season.
Visit iusathletics. com for more information.