High School Sports Injuries Research Paper

Sports Injuries are a big Problem in School Sports.

 When your playing a sport, the absolute last thing you are thinking about is getting injured. Your mind is on scoring, or getting. High school sports injuries are a huge problem. This is because prevention or even protection is not being watched for. Over three million athletes suffer from some sort of injury that causes them to loose playing time. There is no way anyone can stop an injury from occurring. In 1998 athletes played in over 40 different sports, and received an injury from it. Roughly 3.3 million athletes were injured from playing those 40 sports. Football leads the pack in injuries especially with boys. Common injuries are bruises, sprains, pulled muscles, soft tissue tears such as ligaments, internal injuries, and back injuries. The most common injuries are knee and ankle. This sport is most safe if played with pads such as: helmets, shoulder pads, thigh pads, and knee pads. The best prevention is to use safety equipment, warm up exercises and proper coaching conditions.
Some common injuries are strains, bruises, fractures, scrapes, dislocations, cuts and, dental surgery. This is most safest if played with eye protection, elbow and knee pads and, the proper shoes with ankle supports. Some ways to prevent injuries are strength training, aerobics, warming up, proper coaching and the right safety equipment. In soccer, most injuries are bruises, cuts and scrapes, and headaches. In this sport you are kicked a lot and are hit with the ball. So the safest way to play, is with shin guards and cleats. Types of prevention are aerobics and proper