Rugby: "Child Abuse"

[Soggypitch]

Fantastic article as always by Will Greenwood in the DT on this ridiculous report.......hopefully someone more IT literate than me can post it without the paywall.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union ... ters-play/

[Rugbygramps]

I wasn’t aware of the original report Soggy

[TigerFeetSteve]

I wasn’t aware of the original report Soggy

This is the author of the original report.

He posted a link to it along with links to some of the supporting articles.

https://twitter.com/SmilerTurner/status ... A2d0A&s=19

[Rugbygramps]

I wasn’t aware of the original report Soggy

This is the author of the original report.

He posted a link to it along with links to some of the supporting articles.

https://twitter.com/SmilerTurner/status ... A2d0A&s=19

Thanks I’ve read the title and tbh that’s enough. Another argument for wrapping our kids in cotton wool

[ay2oh]

Another example of the world gone mad.

[jgriffin]

Another example of the world gone mad.

While I am distinctly not of the Daily Mail 'PC gone mad' type tendency, as someone who has worked as an education professional most of their working life, and as a child abuse investigator the rest of it, this is unbalanced in the context of child development. Children lead vigorous and occasionally risky lives IF THEY'RE ALLOWED TO. Psychological health means getting out from behind their solitary screens and learning to manage both risk and interpersonal stuff. Physical trauma can happen anytime, playground or outside, crossing a road is dangerous by comparison. The strapline is nasty scaremongering.

[LE18]

Another example of the world gone mad.

While I am distinctly not of the Daily Mail 'PC gone mad' type tendency, as someone who has worked as an education professional most of their working life, and as a child abuse investigator the rest of it, this is unbalanced in the context of child development. Children lead vigorous and occasionally risky lives IF THEY'RE ALLOWED TO. Psychological health means getting out from behind their solitary screens and learning to manage both risk and interpersonal stuff. Physical trauma can happen anytime, playground or outside, crossing a road is dangerous by comparison. The strapline is nasty scaremongering.

Not very often I agree with you John, its a ridiculous terminology to use, clearly made by a statistics cruncher who can make numbers mean anything. Kids need stimulous, rugby provides it and Amateur sides do everything they can to make the game safe.

[jgriffin]

Not very often? I am so reasonable too.

[LE18]

Not very often? I am so reasonable too.

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Heard a bit about it on five live yesterday. Nicky Campbell had an American or Canadian guy on talking up the child abuse thing, whilst being very rude, disrespectful and condescending to any callers that disagreed with him. Including Nick Knowles.
Bloke had no idea about rugby though!

[longlivethecrumbie]

Heard a bit about it on five live yesterday. Nicky Campbell had an American or Canadian guy on talking up the child abuse thing, whilst being very rude, disrespectful and condescending to any callers that disagreed with him. Including Nick Knowles.
Bloke had no idea about rugby though!

There was quite a ding dong on X between Nick Knowles and someone who I assume is the same guy you've referred to above