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[–] insomniac 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You can get CTE from faking injuries?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's from heading the ball (at least in soccer) A lot of repeated head impacts can result in CTE.

[–] insomniac 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I didn't think you were being rude. I just assumed it was a joke. But, I'm tired, and been flying all day, so I explained it anyway, lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I remember the average professional soccer player loses ~10 points of IQ per decade due to the repeated impacts to the head. There was a guy advocating for the introduction of helmets in children's leagues because of the potential.