Football Related Head Injuries Introduction: I. Attention Getter: Imagine you’re an NFL quarterback taking a three step drop‚ you have 5 seconds if that to get rid of the ball before a 350 pound defensive lineman comes charging at you and throws you to the ground‚ as your falling you slam your head against the ground causing your brain to rattle against your skull. You now have a concussion and will watch from the sideline the rest of the game. II. Thesis Statement: “No guts‚ No glory‚” is
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Football is an amazing sport that most people enjoy watching and playing. There are some games that can be surprising like these two teams who played on a Friday night Ely Tigers and Dillard Panthers. A series of people who wasn’t able to attend wonder what really happened and just how great of a catch it was when Donnel Wilson caught the winning touchdown pass. (The introduction of Football DBQ) A student in Ely high school wanted to know what really happened and so he interviewed some people
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Recent studies show that football players are likely to have brain trauma and will be affected in the long run. Because of the abnormal buildup of protein in the brain‚ it causes the tissue to be degenerated. Although brain trauma can become a problem for anyone at any time‚ football is a push for the problem. One of the common effects on the brain is chronic traumatic encephalopathy‚ which is the loss of memory‚ emotional and aggression control. After all‚ football should be banned from high school
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let their kids play football? The risk is obvious but children still want to play their favorite sport. Parents take different points of view when dealing with this subject. Some folks want their kids to pursue their true passion‚ but others want them out of harm’s way. This is an ongoing controversy and football teams all over the nation are working to make the game safer. Parents should allow their children to play football because they genuinely love the game. Firstly‚ football players absolutely
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modifying equipment to try to prevent concussions. This could backfire and change the game permanently. Holding players back from being able to play to the best of their ability. Football is the number one sport in North America‚ changing the game we know today could lead to a decline in popularity for the sport. Football players know the risks to their health and thus should be allowed to play the sport without any additional rules or equipment modifications. First‚ what is a concussion? “A concussion
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Vince Lombardi‚ football player‚ coach‚ and executive once said “Football is like life -- it requires perseverance‚ self-denial‚ hard work‚ sacrifice‚ dedication‚ and respect for authority”. Let’s focus in on the part where Lombardi says “Football is like life”. Mr. Lombardi compares the sport of football to life. We know what football is like at this day and age‚ but what will football be like in the future? Will football change as life will‚ fast and uncontrollable? Will this quote even be relevant
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Football Helmet Safety History‚ science‚ momentum‚ present and future. The NFL may be the most dangerous sport to play in the United States. I mean‚ where else do two people that can run at speeds of 30 miles an hour‚ hit each other head on going full speed? Nowhere. The game of football‚ especially at the higher levels‚ is becoming increasingly dangerous as the athletes keep getting bigger‚ faster‚ and stronger. Until a couple years ago the research of concussion and helmet safety have both been
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Brain injuries in football have to be prevented at all cost. The sport is very dangerous on all levels. The proper safety is not in place to protect the players lives.Many lives have been affected negatively and some lives were even lost due to violent nature of the game. As the captain of the football team twenty year old Owen Thomas committed suicide during his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania (Schwarz). When his brain was studied after his death it was found that he had a rare case
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is to play football in the National Football League. My other goal is to become a fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. I like football because I can take out my aggression out on people without getting in trouble. I like fighting for the same reason but also because it is beating people not just slamming them like in football. My first goal is to play college football. I want to play college football because the people that do are the first people that the National Football League notices
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Football is a very dangerous sport and you could seriously get hurt doing it‚ every sport is dangerous and honestly you could get hurt doing any type of activity. Football can help you teach your children a lot of important life skills‚ that would be harder to teach them by themselves. Football like many other sports will keep you in great shape‚ but football keeps a balance of lean muscle and athleticism. It could also help your kid with the education that he needs‚ because if he really wants to
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