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  Poupou Escobar June 4, 2017 at 5:20pm

  Shoulder pads make it harder to catch and pass the ball. They lead to more errors.
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  The Offside Eel June 4, 2017 at 5:24pm

  Shoulder pads just seemed to disappear i remember when i was a young vloke i broke my collar bone and when i came back i was wore sholder pads for a few years. Then suddenly in the late 90s early 2000s people stopped witch does seem odd as the types of pads got lighter and lighter
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  gkb June 4, 2017 at 5:40pm

  Too hot i always took em off at half-time
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  Frankie savage June 4, 2017 at 5:41pm

  Thurston still wears shoulder pads they have the bicep cover on them I'm pretty sure
• 2agd8rk0gah1u June 4, 2017 at 6:05pm

  Ray Price used to wear shoulder pads and probably Sterlo as well. I'm sure they would be much lighter nowadays than they were then. It wouldn't hurt him anyway, I reckon. The only issue would be the passing and maybe slowing you down a bit but worth a try.
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  Jack June 4, 2017 at 6:39pm

  Not cool to wear them anymore
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  Poupou Escobar June 4, 2017 at 7:42pm

  People also tackle differently these days. Back in the day contact was usually with the point of the shoulder against knees and hips. Nowadays first contact is with the chest against the ball carrying arm.
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    Michael Ericson > Poupou Escobar June 4, 2017 at 7:59pm

    Most good defenders still tackle with their shoulders if they can.
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  Michael Ericson June 4, 2017 at 8:15pm

  I agree with the poster. If he isn't wearing at least thin shoulder pads he should be. And he needs to be taught to hit with his shoulders rather than just catch front on with his chest. He did a decent job of wrapping up the ball carrier Friday night but if he keeps tackling like this he will get bucked off for an easy try
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  MURRKNN June 4, 2017 at 10:02pm

  Give him a headgear and throw him in the middle he would learn how to tackle soon enough