Scrap helmets and pads, improve safety and technique
Ok so first of all yes I agree concussion's don't necessarily just come from direct trauma but also indirect, everyone is aware that it's the brain hitting the inside of the skull, I heard an interview on radio months ago in which this effect was described as being doublefold by a researcher when wearing a current NFL style plastic shelled helmet. Also, the alternative helmet ideas interest me greatly as proposed by ace and another member who suggested fixing poor technique with a training helmet. The YouTube video I posted earlier shows BIG hits occurring at fast paces in which no one broke their skull and most got up and played on, the rugby code that most of you are referring to as being slow is the traditional form of the game called rugby union, in which they still endure hard hits but at a lack of pace due to the defensive spacing rules, in a breakaway code called rugby league there is a 10 metre spacing rule between defense and offense and this game is much quicker, a study I heard quoted in regard to a particular player they mentioned who appears on the YouTube video measured the forces applied when he shoulder charged or tackled and they found that it is equivalent to being hit by a small truck at his heaviest hit and a 250kg fridge on his lightest. What they also found is that because the game is so professional and much quicker these days the players bones are much more dense and resilient also not only from being hit regularly like this but improved functional weight training. The great Pierre Thomas would be broken several times already pads or not if what your saying is legit