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Throughout the history of football there has been concussions because poor helmets have bad padding. Many people have in it taken a major part in it. How many people have died from head injuries. So people are should upgrade the helmets to protect anymore bad injuries, people have upgraded helmets but we need to do more from causing a lot more concussions. The head and brain are one of the most important parts of the body which they need to be protected and that is a very good way to protect it from injuries…
Many sports can cause concussions, which can be changed by getting better equipment and adding other sports that won’t be as dangerous. Even though the sports are dangerous getting better equipment can help make the sports less dangerous. If the better equipment would too…
We all know the game of football is one of Americas most beloved and exciting sports, but what are the long term risk of playing this brutal game.…
High impact sports can cause concussions. The article stated, ”Research has shown that kids who began playing tackle football before the age of 12 are more likely to develop thinking and memory problems as adults.”(17) All over our country there are many schools that have football teams and I know there are schools that have kids under the age…
We all know the classic NFL(National Football League). It is certainly fun to watch, but how to the players feel when they play? Football concussions are a big deal when it comes to mental and physical stability. NFL players may be able to sustain through concussions and pain (even though it is a bad thing to ignore), but teenagers, on the other hand, shouldn’t try to fight the pain. High schools should not be able to run football teams knowing the dangers of the sport. Teenagers are more susceptible to get life-threatening brain damage from a concussion. Not only can football cause concussions, it can cause pain or permanent damage in other places of the human body.…
Football plays a great part in the United States. It is a part of our culture and is a part of the atmosphere in the fall when school is about to start. It is an amusing experience for a lot of people and their families. This is what make football a part of our culture. One thing to actually think about though is what is essentially happening to the children, the young adults, and athletes involved in this sport; they are growing older then, attending college or even playing professional football with head injuries. Understanding that in football there are many collisions of the head to somebody else’s head or other body parts. Although, the brain sits inside of a cranial vault, also known as the skull. Even wearing the best equipment…
In an everyday game of contact sports a variety of things can happen to an athlete, however, it’s how you deal with those “things” that counts. A concussion on an athlete can be fatal if not treated properly and diligently. An approximate 60 tackles are made in a single football game, but it only takes one to possibly change an athlete’s life forever.…
Have you ever been injured before? In many sports they are very common because the contact is necessary. When you see a cheap shot or a player that has lost his cool and headhunting, as a ref what do you do? That’s where these new rules come in, although they slow the game down a lot, its probably in the interest of safety. The new rules only increase the time in the box, therefore are not a good change to the game.…
The game of football, especially at the higher levels, is becoming increasingly dangerous as athletes keep getting bigger, faster, and stronger. The rate at which concussions are occurring is alarming and player safety has become the topic of conversation in the sports community. Since the symptoms and signs of a concussion don't always appear immediately or appear to be mild at first, the sports community originally assumed that the head injuries weren't serious. Besides the risk of suffering another concussion, a growing body of research has linked sports concussions with serious long-term effects like depression and memory problems. To make matters worse, researchers documented that high school and collegiate athletes do not report concussions sustained during football play because they were not aware of the signs and symptoms of a concussion. Furthermore, although the National Football League injury report has shown a decrease of head injuries since 2012, PBS Frontline's Concussion Watch project reported that one-third of all concussions sustained during that time were left off the injury report. As research continues to expose the serious nature of sports concussion, league officials are facing constant scrutiny to change the rules and regulations that govern the game of football. (Michael,…
sports-related concussions in annually. These statistics caused the C.D.C. to conclude that sports concussions in the United States have reached an epidemic level. While most concussions are related to playing sports, there are other ways to get a concussion. Nevertheless, all concussions can have negative health effects.…
Before this articles I knew just a little bit about concussions. I knew concussions happened in sports, but I didn't know there was this many that happened in school sports. The article had said, “ In the study, 755 schools reported 4,452 in the 2015-2016 school year.”(Associated press) I found out on average that's six people for everyone of those 755 schools. The connection I made to an article and my life is our 6’9” center on the basketball team had been kneed in the head at one of the basketball games and received a concussion. He ended up being out for just a few games, then they found it wasn't as bad as they thought it was. It could have been way worse because he is a little clumsier than other players. While reading this article…
Are concussions the number one killer of athletes? No not quite, but close; concussions are proving to be the most common and dangerous injury in sports and in everyday life. Not long ago concussion weren’t thought to be as dangerous as they are now. However now, doctors and athletes that have or are dealing with this situation are learning that these injuries are a lot more dangerous than they seem. I happen to be one of the athletes that are sitting out for the season for an injury no one can see.…
In the past decade concussion awareness has become more prevalent due to the fact that research has shown concussions can happen in any sport from soccer, to basketball, to softball, and even cheerleading. It used to be believed that concussions only happened to males who played football, but statistics show otherwise. In the 2005-2006 school year, nationwide, 8.9% of high school athletes were diagnosed with a concussion (Comstock). Of that 8.9%, 40% of concussions occurred in the sport of football (Comstock). That means 60% of concussions that occur during high school sports will go undiagnosed if athletic trainers are only present at…
A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury. A concussion can occur when a hit to the head or body causes the brain to quickly back and forth. (“What is a Concussion?”) When a person gets a repeated amount of concussions they can develop CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). CTE is a disorder that causes the brain to gradually deteriorate and lose mass. In 2002, doctors Bennet I. Omalu, M.D. and Julian Bailes, M.D. were able to diagnose the first professional football player with CTE. Since then, there has been an more awareness about concussions. New information about concussion is making people rethink about playing football and it has also lead to the development of technology to prevent concussions.…
On August 26, 2014, I received a concussion. It is the December of 2015, and I frustratingly still suffer from its effects. It is like a dreadful spell unleashing pain and boredom. It all started when I was three. My family moved from New Orleans to Virginia, so we had new neighbors. My new next door neighbors were two boys. One was two years older than me and the other four. My cul de sac was filled with older kids and boys, so, naturally, by the age of 8, I dropped my tutu and picked up a NERF gun. This was a huge change in personality for me. On our family trip to the Grand Canyon (when I was 9), I bought a pocket knife with the words wild thing engraved upon its surface. I kept it in a hidden shoebox of personal relics under my orange-skirted…