There are approximately 6 million sports related youth injuries per year in the United States alone. High school athletes consist of about 2.5 million of those injuries and an average of 6 high school football players die each year because of the sport they love (Stanford)(Gorman). It is well known that professional football players and even unpaid college football players risk their well being every day to put on a show for the many fans and spectators that enjoy watching people slam their heads
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On page twenty five‚ source two it states that “Concussions are more dangerous for teenagers because‚ studies show‚ their brain tissue is less developed than adults’ and more easily damaged. High school players also typically receive less expert medical care than college or pro players‚ or none at all. No
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Rugby is Safer Than Football With rugby’s growing popularity in the US‚ it is starting to get noticed by greater amounts of people and is now being compared to American football. But the biggest conversation is about the safety of each sport. Some say that rugby is football but without the pads and so that automatically makes it more dangerous‚ but not using pads does not mean that it is going to get someone hurt more often. Besides‚ the one who says rugby is more dangerous hasn’t looked at football’s
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A child goes through many changes during adolescence. Arguments and disagreements surface while playing with friends. Teasing and fighting may also arise in these kinds of situation. But this is not the real deal. Teasing‚ fighting‚ and arguments are all part of middle and high school. The situation gets bad when it takes a wrong turn. Like extreme teasing‚ physical abuse or intentionally trying to threaten the weaker child. It is called as bullying if actions against a person or group are
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Forty-Seven percent of all reported sports concussions occur during high school football. Over the years‚ many head related injuries have become more common while playing high school sports. People used to be careless of head injuries until the numbers of concussions that have been occurring began to raise quickly. Because of this people are starting to take action and becoming more aware of head injuries to try to prevent them. Head injuries may often lead to concussions‚ which in some cases lead to long-term
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The research topic that I will be investigating is the relationship between high impact sports and their negative health effects‚ specifically the effort to make these sports safer. The research that I looked at in the past went slightly into the effects of these sports on children. It also made a point of criticizing society on why we feel the way that we do on this issue. Mainly‚ why we tend to care more about our health in regards to many other issues. The article Don’t let kids Play Football
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CTE. “Scientist don’t yet have a way of diagnosing CTE”-YouTube Video “ The NFL’S Concussion Crisis‚ Explained”. The only way scientist are able to continue to research CTE is the brain‚ and that is why many football players have given their brain to science‚ once they pass away. “Afterwards‚ they gave their brains to science and upon examinations‚ they showed telltale signs of CTE”. - YouTube Video “The NFL’S Concussion Crisis‚ Explained”. The age for when playing football should be raised because
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injuries: “If you lift a player and put him in a dangerous position‚ you will be charged unless you pull out quickly and return the player to a safe position.” Ex-South Sydney and New South Wales player‚ Mario Fenech‚ experienced several concussions throughout his career as a result of the ball hitting his
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of football is yes‚ great‚ but now becoming more dangerous. A topic that really skyrocketed since the 2000’s is should we let kids play football? Or anyone period? These questions really began to become a big deal when the constant bad news of concussions with the sport around the country began to rise at a rapid rate. Not only does the sport put your head at risk‚ but also the rest of your body. There are laws on many things in this nation‚ but for putting the most important thing on your body and
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Head Trauma: Football plays a great part in the United States. It is a part of our culture and is a part of the atmosphere in the fall when school is about to start. It is an amusing experience for a lot of people and their families. This is what make football a part of our culture. One thing to actually think about though is what is essentially happening to the children‚ the young adults‚ and athletes involved in this sport; they are growing older then‚ attending college or even playing professional
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