The Importance Of Concussions In Football
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Youth concussions only occur less frequently in practice because they don’t practice every day. Proper tackling techniques need to be taught to the coaches so that the coaches can turn around and teach it to their players. Full contact could also be limited in practices to try to minimize concussions. Players that have received multiple concussions are at an increased risk to suffer from long-term effects. The amount of time it takes to recover from a concussion depends on the severity of the concussion and the amount of concussions a player has received. The NFL has a definite protocol for …show more content…
While the player’s health is what has been affected personally, the NFL’s bank account had suffered: “Settlement will cost the NFL $1 billion over 65 years to resolve lawsuits and average individual awards would be about $190,000” (Gerken). Retired player’s health is a growing concern with studies: “1,063 players were asked if they had dementia or Alzheimer’s. 2 percent of players ages 30 to 49 said yes. For retired players over 50, 6 percent said yes” (Bhimani). While these statistics may seem small, they are much greater than their age groups percentage in the general population. NFL players aged 30 to 49 have a 19 times higher rate than the general population to have dementia or Alzheimer’s. Players 50 or older have a 6 times greater risk for these diseases. The future for players isn’t look bright either: “Projections predict 6,000 of nearly 20,000 players could develop Alzheimer’s or dementia in their lifetime. The risks to have these diseases increase with the amount of concussions you
Youth concussions only occur less frequently in practice because they don’t practice every day. Proper tackling techniques need to be taught to the coaches so that the coaches can turn around and teach it to their players. Full contact could also be limited in practices to try to minimize concussions. Players that have received multiple concussions are at an increased risk to suffer from long-term effects. The amount of time it takes to recover from a concussion depends on the severity of the concussion and the amount of concussions a player has received. The NFL has a definite protocol for …show more content…
While the player’s health is what has been affected personally, the NFL’s bank account had suffered: “Settlement will cost the NFL $1 billion over 65 years to resolve lawsuits and average individual awards would be about $190,000” (Gerken). Retired player’s health is a growing concern with studies: “1,063 players were asked if they had dementia or Alzheimer’s. 2 percent of players ages 30 to 49 said yes. For retired players over 50, 6 percent said yes” (Bhimani). While these statistics may seem small, they are much greater than their age groups percentage in the general population. NFL players aged 30 to 49 have a 19 times higher rate than the general population to have dementia or Alzheimer’s. Players 50 or older have a 6 times greater risk for these diseases. The future for players isn’t look bright either: “Projections predict 6,000 of nearly 20,000 players could develop Alzheimer’s or dementia in their lifetime. The risks to have these diseases increase with the amount of concussions you