The sport of football is built on violence. Football is a dangerous sport and changes Football is a dangerous sport and needs to equipment and rules needs to be made. Jeffri Chadiha, Jeff Sports writer and examiner, has multiple ideas of how to make football safer. One way is to make it mandatory to wear mouthguards. Dentist that have worked for the New England patriots for over two decades have said that protecting their jaw on the field is just as important as protecting your head. Also jaw impacts can lead to concussions …show more content…
Finally they give in and he starts to play at the age of twelve . He is a great natural athlete and everyone can see he has a bright future in sports. The final game before he is headed to high school, he gets hit in the head and neck area hard and is hospitalized. When he finally wakes up he cannot move his legs. This is awful because he believed in himself and others saw big things for him too. But sadly he is taking out before he could reach his full potential. To prevent this from ever happening there needs to be changes in the rules and equipment.
With advancements in science, the coaches and spectators are not as nervous to watch football games because serious injury is not as common. But more can be done! For instance making the facemask softer can help prevent injury because it will make players think twice before sticking their head in a big hit situation. In this case, fear of damaging the face is more of a risk then a big fine, which most players face after making an illegal hit. As science advances, it will give the players more confidence to step on the field.
For football to be considered a semi-safe sport changes to equipment and rules needs to be changed. With all of the fear players getting injured, they must be more protected and everyone must take responsibility. For this reason the science community must come out of their shells and help keep these athletes