Teenage helmet boxing
What will teenagers come up with next? It has recently come to light that American teenagers are playing a game called helmet boxing. It is not supervised by coaches, parents or trainers. In helmet boxing, two players don helmets with facemasks and gloves and hit each other in the head until someone passes out, a helmet gets knocked off or someone simply gives up. A quick search on YouTube pulls up hundreds of amateur videos, with some kids as young as 13-years old. The helmet boxers insist the matches are strictly horseplay, but experts warn parents and coaches need to know it's taking place and to talk to their kids. Doctors warn this activity is more dangerous than kids realize. They may think gloves and helmets will protect them, but it’s a false sense of security. A catastrophic sports injury expert is concerned that if a helmet boxer gets a concussion and unknowingly returns to the activity that they could experience an even more serious injury, such as bleeding in the brain.
