Success and Safety in Sports

This is a little out of scope for a fitness blog but it needs to be said.

Safety is key in no matter what sport you are playing.  If you are running, stretch and wear the right shoes.  If you are lifting weights have a spotter and know your own strength.  In football, don't try to run through a set of linemen with your helmet off.

With Hockey's general managers meeting currently in Fort Lauderdale there is a lot of talk on how to make the game safer.  But no one is saying what needs to be said.  The equipment is an issue.  There have been major advances in helmet technology with extra padding being added to prevent concussions.  How is no one addressing the fact that helmets pop off all the time when players are hit.  I have known since a child that if my bike helmet is too loose and falls forward, and I fall off my bike, I am getting a head injury.

There is so much talk about the players taking onus of knowing when they have someone in a vulnerable position.  How about the players take onus to wear their equipment properly.

It is ridiculous.  Wake up hockey.  You want to stop concussions and head injuries, wear your helmets like you mean it, not like you are a super cool dude who doesn't need it.