Essay On High School Football Injuries

In youth and high school football, many injuries are suffered every year. Some injuries are just painful spots on the body, such as contusions, breaks, and sprains. Other injuries may be catastrophic and sometimes even deadly. State laws in WV now require players to take concussion tests yearly before seasonal play begins, but the question some may ask is, is just one test a year enough? Personally, I am a strong supporter of children playing any sport that is offered. With that being said, young lives are too precious to many people for us to lack in safety precautions, especially in a violent contact sport such as football. According to youthsportssafetyalliance.org, there are nearly 3 times as many catastrophic injuries per year in high school football as there are in collegiate level football. This number infers that high school football tends to be more dangerous, and for several reasons.
In youth and high school sports, not only are athletes’ bodies not fully developed yet, but neither are their skills. A lot of football “players” in high school and youth leagues, actually have no athletic ability at all, and therefore tend to do things that aren’t mechanically correct. Poor mechanics in tackling on the football field are very dangerous. Concussions and broken bones should be the least of our worries when a not so athletic
Players know the risks they are taking, and while the administration of leagues and franchises should do their best to make the game safer, and protect football players, players themselves have to be held accountable as well for practicing proper techniques, and preparing their bodies with training. Therefore, in my opinion, I strongly believe that high school football should always be a part of cities, states and the whole country. It is a game that teaches character, and life lessons, and benefits our society in ways that no one really