Personally I would let my child play Football even after reading the article. In Scott Fujita article “Would I Let My Son Play Football” on page 3 it states “produced so many friendships, paid for part of my education and helped me become comfortable financially”. This shows how much good can come out of football. Football helped in school a lot, Scott got help paying for college so it wouldn't be such a hassle. In Scott fujita’s Article “Would I Let My Son Play Football” it states on page 2 “ I love playing on sundays, I loved the paychecks, I loved the guys in the locker room”.…
After reading and analyzing “Would I Let My Son Play Football” by Scott Fujita in the New York Times, I would most definitely allow my son to play football if he wanted to. I am a firm believer in letting children express themselves and participate in fun, wholesome activities. As a former football player stated, “Football gave me so much. How can I bash a game that produced so many friendships, paid for part of my education, and helped me become the comfortable financially” (Fujita 3). There are very little programs or organizations that can provide so much for you.…
After Reading Scott Fujita’s article “Would I let My Son Play Football”, I would still allow my son to play football because it is sport that will make someone better at mostly all aspects of life.…
After reading Scott Fujita’s “Would I Let My Son Play Football,” I would allow my son to play football. Fujita says, “ Here I am questioning whether children should be playing at all, and I’m basically selling the game to children watching at home.”(Fujita, 4) Here, Fujita is contradicting himself, and it shows that even a former professional football player can’t hate the game, despite the harm that comes with it. Fujita also states “.... most parents with young children who played football were most interested in my workout regimen and what supplements I was taking (Fujita, 2).” According to Fujita, football has given him the chance to be stronger, in a physical manner. After seeing how fit football players are able to be, it attracts me…
I would let my son or daughter play football. From Scott Fujita’s article, “Would I Let My Son Play Football” he exclaims, “Certainly there are lessons to be learned from playing football, about toughness, battling through adversity , and teamwork” (Fujita 3). Accordingly so, it would be beneficial to play football. Some of the lessons learned from playing football can be applied towards elsewhere in life. Specifically these can be applied in the jobs, which can aid greatly if learned from a young age.…
It’s one of the greatest sports in America, it’s fun and teaches kids discipline, what else is better than football. Football is one of the few sports we call America's pastime. sometimes it can be dangerous but mostly everyone tries to have a good time. Also there is a lot of money involved in football, including scholarships, endorsements, and big time contracts. Football is a game that teaches you everything you need to know about life. Dr’s will never be able to take away football or the fun and passion that goes with it. Kids should be allowed to play football.…
Football, like every sport has its risks, but so the players should be able to make their own decisions when it comes to whether or not they play. To most people football is just a game where people throw a ball and tackle each other, but to certain families and people it is more than just a game. It is a way of a life and there is more to risk out on that field than just winning or losing. There are repercussions if we were to cut out the game, football players and others gain from the game, and it brings people and communities together in unimaginable ways.…
If I had a son and he really wanted to play football I would let him play because you learn life skills in many ways. For example, In Scott Fujita article “Would I let my son play Football”, he states “ Certainly there are lessons to be learned from playing football, about toughness, battling through adversity, and teamwork”. This example shows that if my son joins he will have a chance of learning life skills. My son will learn how to work with and make friends. Fujita also states that “ I know now more than ever that I absolutely loved playing the game, and now I actually get paid to talk about football on television”.…
Parents protect their children from drugs and dangerous situations for eighteen yeas only to realize that they should have protected them from their own good judgement. It has been known for over two decades that continuous blows to the head during physical performance in sports, places athletes at a high risk of permanent brain damage. These sports also pose a threat to adolescent children due to the connection between brain damage and conditions such as depression, suicidal thoughts, and memory loss. “Don’t let kids play football” is rhetorically persuasive because of the speakers’ background relating to the human brain, suggesting that the audience is responsible for the harm caused to children when playing dangerous sports, and effectively emphasizing the idea of protecting all children from harm.…
Football is the big game for many towns,but is it worth the risks? Kids should be able to play football because they can get scholarships and pay for college, they make the choice to play the game, and injuries occur in all sports so why just get rid of football.…
First of all, playing football can cause brain damage and affect you in the long run. In “Hard Knocks,” The typical high school player gets about 650 hits to the head each season.It’s important that you know that the number of hits to the head can affect your brain tremendously. Medical researchers at Boston university recently confirmed that 88 of 92 former NFL players that donated their brains for research suffered…
Last year, the NFL revealed that it expects nearly a third of retired players to develop permanent brain impairments.” While other games may be dangerous in some aspects football is known for specifically the concussions it causes.We need to take this seriously because many kids are eager to get back and play again even after having gotten a concussion, so they can help their team. However they don’t realize that the injuries sustained when playing football can later lead to long term issues. Also ⅓ of the retired NFL players having to develop permanent brain impairments is a lot of people.Just think of all the football players in the NFL you knew, almost 33% of them needed to get impairments simply so tehri brain can actually work fine and they can live. Imagine having to live a life where you everyday you wake up to possibly find your head throbbing or suddenly getting disoriented. All because of football. Is it really worth it?In the video "Concussion Hazards in Youth Football" (Dr. Drew interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta,HLN/CNN) two men discuss the effects concussions have on the brain and explain, “Their brains are developing…
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.…
Did you know that “More than 50% of Americans don’t want their sons to play football” (2)? Well it’s true because hard hits can result in concussions which can cause life-time negative health effects. Concussions occur when the brain receives a hard hit and it the brain shakes in the skull. While the government and school districts have already required safer techniques, companies should create safer equipment and coaches should enforce safer tackling techniques because otherwise, hard tackles can culminate in committing suicide, can cause CTE, can cause constant headaches, and injuries can result in memory loss.…
We watch players slam into each other left and right, then cheer for fouls that others commit, but would your actions change if it were your son's life on the line? Although, some would go on and ignore the issue, what would they benefit from it? Yes, your son could be taught discipline and be provided a career path for them. However, would your judgment change if you knew about all the trauma, along with all the body injuries endured during their football career. In addition to all the things that are yet to be discovered? Probably not, which is why I stand on the side of not allowing my son to play football.…