One of the biggest arguments against rugby is that the games lack of pads and helmets puts players in a plight. However, the pads football players use cause far more harm than good. They create The Peltzman Effect; the tendency of people, when given safety precautions, to act dangerously. For example: When football players wear pads they are more likely to hit harder than if they didn’t have pads on. In fact, some link this back to the growing rate of concussions and injuries in football--leading to coaches and facilities demanding change in techniques and apparel. Recently college football teams have resorted to recruiting rugby coaches and players to teach traditional rugby tackling techniques in order to decrease and prevent these injuries. So, for those arguing football is safer than rugby, it’s
One of the biggest arguments against rugby is that the games lack of pads and helmets puts players in a plight. However, the pads football players use cause far more harm than good. They create The Peltzman Effect; the tendency of people, when given safety precautions, to act dangerously. For example: When football players wear pads they are more likely to hit harder than if they didn’t have pads on. In fact, some link this back to the growing rate of concussions and injuries in football--leading to coaches and facilities demanding change in techniques and apparel. Recently college football teams have resorted to recruiting rugby coaches and players to teach traditional rugby tackling techniques in order to decrease and prevent these injuries. So, for those arguing football is safer than rugby, it’s