Concussion in youth sports is a bigger problem now than ever with 2.4 million cases each year a majority from participation in full contact football. Concussions in American youth football has just seen as “just a part of the game” this misconception has led to years of neglecting head injuries on the field. This attitude has caused a reluctance to make changes to the game and its concussion protocol to make it safer for the players. Some of these Preventable head injuries on the field can resulted
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In 2010‚ NFL was reported 270 concussions and that number dropped to 83 in 2015. Concussions have been an issue in the NFL for over 5 decades. Over the course of time‚ they had been increasing. One of the major factors for the increase was the changing of the game itself. Teams no longer heavily relied on running the ball but became quick offenses. They relied on quick curls‚ drags‚ hitches and slants‚ leaving the receivers defenseless after catching the ball. In a conventional west coast
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can face a threat. In sports‚ they can face the danger of being injured or concussed. It is estimated by The Centers for Disease that there are more than 300‚000 sports-related concussions that occur each year in the United States alone. This is an immense risk when it comes to the athletes who are put under a concussion‚ being that it is in fact‚ a serious issue. The concerns for the abundance of frequent discomfort have spawned a proposal. These athletes should stay out of sports for a longer time
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Concussion screening test are important in identifying head trauma amongst NFL athletes. The King Devick test is an accurate and credited screening tool for concussion. It has been used in 40 different peer reviewed articles and medical journals as an effective sideline screening test for concussion. The K-D test can be administered on the sidelines by coaches‚ parents (Leong et al.‚ 2014)‚ athletic trainers or other medical professionals to subjects as young as 5 year olds (Galetta et al.‚ 2014)
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bit about concussions. I knew concussions happened in sports‚ but I didn’t know there was this many that happened in school sports. The article had said‚ “ In the study‚ 755 schools reported 4‚452 in the 2015-2016 school year.”(Associated press) I found out on average that’s six people for everyone of those 755 schools. The connection I made to an article and my life is our 6’9” center on the basketball team had been kneed in the head at one of the basketball games and received a concussion. He ended
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realize the severity. Concussions are brain injuries due to a blow to the head or a violent shaking of the body or head. Recently‚ there has been studies on how to opt out the dangers of football by revamping some of its rules. However‚ people can’t help but to go back to the original way the sport was played because that’s what they grew accustomed to. According to “Practice like Pros”‚ an organization supporting limited full contact practices‚ about three percent of NFL concussions occur during practice
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I am for athletes having time off because I feel like if you get into a bad accident and suffer from a concussion then you should sit out to let your brain heal before going back. Reasons why I go with this side because if any recognition of a concussion can cause increases of susceptibility to the athlete and their future. Also when you have a concussion there is a higher chance of you getting another one if hit in the head severely. Some people are against waiting a period of time because nobody
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parents are questioning whether or not football is the right sport for their children and many pros think that is may not be the right sport for themselves due to the numbers of concussions that are happening. Three or more concussions could cause brain damage and/or memory loss. Should football be banned because of concussions? Football is one of the nation’s most popular pastimes. Many people like to have people over and have a party and watch the big college game on saturday or watching some NFL
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for injuries and other problems‚ concussions are the main topic that has been in the new for the past five years. This
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Concussions Every year “hundred of thousands college and high school student athletes receive sport related concussions” (Meadows 107-108). Not only do the athletes who play the hard hitting contact sports such as football and hockey receive concussions‚ the basketball players and soccer players receive them as well. Even though most of the concussions received were mild or grade 1 concussion “athletes still receive severe symptoms due to being able to participate too soon” (Solomos 2435-2436)
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