Football Concussions you’re running the ball‚ 5 yards away from your 10th touchdown in 5 games. Boom‚ the defender takes you out‚ you go flying in the air with your helmet flying off‚ and you have no protection from the ground and your head. When you land‚ you twist your head and you hear a loud crack at the moment of impact‚ almost breaking your neck and smashing your head wide open. everyone in the crowd grows silent‚ You stay down for 10 minutes‚ feeling nothing but sharp‚stabbing‚ burning pain
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that I could‚ football‚ basketball‚ and baseball. Now I only do football‚ basketball‚ and track. I like baseball‚ I’m just not good at it. Fielding‚ throwing‚ and catching I can do‚ I just can’t hit‚ and I don’t want to be the one to get out when I have enough power to drill it out to center field‚ and then see the disappointment on my teammates faces. The only reason that I play football is that I get to hit people and I like the sport. I play basketball to stay in shape for football. Same for track
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As a cheerleader‚ I took part in a high energy and enthusiasm activity‚ yet I craved more. “More” just so happened to be flag football. The summer before I entered the first grade I asked my parents if I could make the transition. My request was met with emotions including concern‚ intrigue‚ but most of all‚ support. My parents were not going to dissuade me from participating in any hobby‚ especially one I seemed so interested in pursuing. I showed up to the first practice with my curly‚ blonde
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English 12/18/12 Why Football It’s the most fun‚ most competitive‚ team-oriented sport in the earth. We do anything to win a game. Ladies love us guys want to be us. Everybody loves the game‚ people are always playing it‚ and it is the soul of the universe. When you put on the pads‚ lace up the spikes‚ and buckle your helmet you walk onto the field with a swagger and nothing else matters. You will forget if you failed a test‚ fought with a friend‚ or lost some money. Football is the sport I love
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field. Daniel Rodriguez‚ a new wide receiver‚ had just joined the Clemson Football team. He was the smallest‚ yet oldest person on the team. At 24-years old‚ he was five-seven one-hundred and seventy five pounds. This was his dream. He ran down the hill‚ along with his team‚ into Death Valley as the Clemson was enjoying their first home game of the season. “This is no ordinary day‚ and I suppose I am no ordinary college football player.” Daniel said before he took the field that day. This is no ordinary
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One very important way to reduce the amount of concussions in football is informing the players about factors such as the dangers of concussions‚ how the athlete knows if he has one‚ the rules of the game‚ and proper tackling and blocking techniques. Teaching and making sure they know the major health and life threatening risks of concussions is a crucial aspect of prevention. Information such as what a concussion is‚ how it occurs‚ and the long and short term effects are the main points that must
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Panyee football club essay By:Ryan This story shows me that you need to be determined to achieve your goal and beyond. This story is about a panyee football club on a floating village building their own football team and working around every challenge. The boys are determined. The boys show this through building their own space‚ signing up for a tournament ‚ and most of all playing through the rain. In the beginning of the story‚ they show that they were determined by building their own space
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It was a cold and dreery day in the plains of South Dakota‚ the wind whipping across the landscape. Today was no ordinary day for me though‚ for I was headed for my biggest game of my high school football career. I am a Lennox Oriole tried and true and am proud to strap up my pads with the Lennox name across my chest. This day‚ everything felt different for me. I felt as though the weather wasn’t going to ruin my day. The night before this day I couldn’t sleep‚ for I was too nervous as to what was
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Eighth grade year‚ gym class‚ flag football. I remember this day like it was yesterday. I had a fuming hatred for the gym teachers and their actions toward these pre-pubescent kids who take everything a little too personally‚ but with these rude teachers each and every reaction from each and every kid was appropriate. The only way I could describe these teachers is 40 year olds who find joy in making 13 year olds miserable. So‚ it all began when the flag football unit started. I wasn’t afraid of the
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buttery bowl of popcorn and watch an aggressive game of football where teammates are constantly tackling each other‚it is important to still remember that as fun as this game may be to watch playing it leads to many dangerous life-threatening injuries. The informative article "Hard Knocks" By Gabriel Charles Tyler found in upfront magazine‚ the infographic‚ titled “How Many G’s”‚ and the youtube video labeled "Concussion Hazards in Youth Football" (Dr. Drew interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta‚ HLN/CNN)
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