Rugby is regarded around the world as a high intensity‚ physical‚ and challenging sport. In the United States‚ it is regarded as a barbaric‚ un-regulated‚ and foolish sport. This misconception comes from the widely inaccurate notion that concussion among other injuries is inevitable in the sport. Rugby is beginning to take hold in high schools across the countries‚ and young adult athletes are the first generation to bring this internationally recognized sport to America. The idea of rugby being
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Hard Hitter‚ No Quitter Over the last decade there has been plenty of awareness concerning Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)‚ and concussions‚ but not enough about what causes these diseases. ALS can be a torturous disease‚ with no cure and effects lasting many years‚ leading to more suffering. CTE leads to irreversible brain damage and other incurable illnesses.Concussions have become common in the sports world today‚ but without the proper treatment
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gear should be created. Not only can the damage of football be lethal but it can lead to mental conditions. How many concussions can a person take before they die? The effects of concussions can lead to many ways of death‚ it isn’t always the concussion that lands the final blow. A man named Thomas Brearley took his own life at the age of 21. He had no medical tracings of concussions. Chronic Traumatic encephalopathy‚ or cte for short‚
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The Mind Matters Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to be at the forefront of concussion prevention. A concussion is like a bruise on the brain; youth concussions are a gateway to negative effects at first impact and can possibly lead to life threatening injuries. We believe that implementing certified athletic trainers‚ providing equipment‚ and educating primary and secondary school’s athletic departments will aid in ameliorating awareness and prevention. By executing our research
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be a part of even though it’s fun to watch and fun to play. With the increase of head injuries the NFL and college programs have been introducing rule changes to prohibit players from returning to the game or to the game if they have received a concussion. I’m against football because it’s too dangerous for the people that play the sport.
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injuries are either concussion or brain injuries. In total‚ more than fifty-thousand people seek medical attention for rugby injuries each year‚ costing sixty million dollars--compared to football which causes 1.2 million injuries per year. So...why did football evolved from rugby? Why is equipment involved now? Was it to attract the attention of people by hitting harder with the equipment? That I will get to you
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To many‚ the solution to the concussion epidemic is to simply make a better helmet. However‚ as stated above‚ making a better helmet is not as easy as it seems. Since helmet use is required for all players in the NFL‚ there have been mixed reviews on which helmets are the best and provide the highest level of protection. The VSR 4 helmet has been the most popular helmet worn by players in the NFL. Since the original development of this helmet‚ there have been more advancements in helmet technology
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life‚ when you think of sports you think of injuries such as concussions‚ broken bones‚ and torn muscles. You can only hope that nothing goes wrong for the person that is pursuing their life a sport. But I’m going to briefly describe a few common injuries 1. Concussions 2. Broken bones 3. Torn muscles Concussions: Are brain injuries‚ usually caused by a hard impact to your head 1. The important things you should know about concussions is that. Symptoms Long term effects Treatment Symptoms:
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Adam started playing football at abnormal age of thirteen. By the time he is out of high school‚ will have suffered from eight concussions and a broken leg. Sure his leg can make a full recovery but his brain never will. The sport of football is built on violence. Football is a dangerous sport and changes Football is a dangerous sport and needs to equipment and rules needs to be made. Jeffri Chadiha‚ Jeff Sports writer and examiner‚ has multiple ideas of how to make football safer. One way is to
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Football players more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease‚ study finds By Nadia Kounang‚ CNN updated 4:38 PM EDT‚ Wed September 5‚ 2012 [pic] (CNN) -- Just hours before the 2012 NFL season kicks off‚ a new study suggests that professional football players are three times more likely to have neurodegenerative diseases than the general population. When researchers specifically looked at Alzheimer’s disease and ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease
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