we all came to love and enjoy watching? Hearing the words from the commentators‚ “he got the wind knocked out of him‚” when the players were slammed to the ground as part of the game at the time and believing that concussions were part of the game. Upon hearing the word “concussion” was normal for contact sports and now has become more of a health issue for sport athletes today. There have been talks to improve traumatic brain
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). A concussion is an injury that disrupts the normal functioning of the brain. Your brain is surrounded by spinal fluid to cushion it from your hard skull. If you are hit hard your brain may hit your skull and become injured. There may be no visible signs of a concussion at all. The symptoms of a concussion vary from each person. Some may pass out or forget what happened while others might not. The recovery time for a concussion is also different from person to person
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There are many female soccer players in high school who wear protective headgear and have a sense of confidence that the headgear will protect them from getting any concussions. “Natasha Helmick spent six years playing soccer wearing a headband‚ believing the headgear would prolong her soccer career by preventing concussions. Helmick‚ 20‚ said that the headgear inflated her belief that she was safer on the field and she began to play more aggressively” (Snow). Wearing headgear in soccer will
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obtained through motor vehicle accidents‚ falls‚ natural disasters‚ and sports injuries. All traumatic injuries require immediate care‚ preferably at a hospital. Common types of injuries include traumatic brain injuries‚ spinal cord injuries‚ and concussions. Each year‚ 1.4 million people in the United States sustain a traumatic brain injury. Trauma is the leading cause of death in people under the age of 40‚ since head injury is more common in young adults than senior citizens. Several types of injuries
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to bring about awareness of concussions in the NFL and how a football player can prevent them from happening by choosing the safest sprint stance. [Where is your thesis? Place your thesis at the last part of the introduction so readers can easily see it.] Based on the tone of the article‚ Bonnechere et al. intend to inform football players on how they can not only improve their starting position‚ but to help the NFL and its players protect themselves against concussions and any other related injuries
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it to happen‚ some wish it would happen‚ others make it happen” (Jordan 1). Youth sports have become very dangerous in the past few years. The thing that is making sports so much rougher is the will to win and children will do anything to win. Concussions and spinal injuries are ruining young children’s lives. All preteens should be prohibited from sports due to the susceptibility spine and brain injuries. More than 40 million children participated in organized sports in the United States‚ a cultural
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Loss of consciousness‚ amnesia‚ and increased confusion If a 2nd concussion occurs during a time of recovery‚ the player risks a longer recovery period‚ potentially more symptoms‚ increases in symptom severity‚ and possibly second-impact syndrome Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS) can also result from prolonged concussion symptoms and can have an effect on the player for weeks‚ months‚ or even years after the injury (2) In
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Hard Knocks Expository Essay 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
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Imagine an athlete‚ playing the game he or she loves. Imagine that athlete getting injured and having to go to the hospital for an unexpected surgery. They try so hard to be able to do the things that they were used to doing everyday before this. Then‚ imagine the look on the athlete’s face when the doctors says they will never be able to walk again. They will never again be able to play the game that they love so much. The one and only thing that they are truly passionate about has been taken
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Protective Headgear on Head Injuries and Concussions in Adolescent Football (Soccer) Players” by J. Scott Delaney‚ Ammar Al-Kashmiri‚ R. Drummond‚ and J. A. Correa‚ the authors examine the effectiveness of protective headgear in teenage athletes. For their study they focused on the Oakville Soccer Club in Oakville‚ Canada‚ using soccer players ages 12-17. The athletes were to fill out a questionnaire examining their 2006 season‚ asking information about concussions they have received during the season
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