Is CTE the next asbestos? That's the fear for an evaporating insurance market that threatens football, according to a well-reported story by ESPN.
Pop Warner executive director Jon Butler: "If insurance goes away, it's not going to be just football. It's going to be all of youth sports. I think it would be the proverbial domino effect." This is hyperbolic talk. Other youth sports don't carry the same risks as football.
Our #HealthySportIndex analyzed the data on injury rates across the 10 most commonly played high school sports. By far, football finished last among boys sports. That's not to say football lacks benefits. But the injury risks are clearly greater. Learn more at https://healthysportindex.com/sport/boys/football/
What's the future of football? Look to parents, who are telling us in the youth game. As noted in our 2018 white paper on the future of football, flag is now the most commonly played form of the game for kids 6-12. Read at as.pn/flagfootball
OTL: Football facing growing insurance issue
From the NFL to rec leagues, football is facing a stark new threat: An evaporating insurance market that is fundamentally altering the sport's economics, squeezing and even killing off programs faced with higher costs and a scarcity of available coverage.
