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    Resulting in many recent studies done based on the fears of brain injury. The movie starring Will Smith‚ "Concussion" in 2015 dealt with the brain damage and concussions in football. You expect a sport in which the objective is to strike the head and body of your opponent would not safer than football and soccer. But professional boxing is rated 4th in highest recorded brain injuries and concussions when ranked against other contact sports. I say "contact sports" but third on the list is race car

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    football‚ many injuries are suffered every year. Some injuries are just painful spots on the body‚ such as contusions‚ breaks‚ and sprains. Other injuries may be catastrophic and sometimes even deadly. State laws in WV now require players to take concussion tests yearly before seasonal play begins‚ but the question some may ask is‚ is just one test a year enough? Personally‚ I am a strong supporter of children playing any sport that is offered. With that being said‚ young lives are too precious to

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    and/or C.T.E. and it will affect their brain for the worse before it’s developed. First‚ high impact sports can be dangerous to kids and young adults because it affects their brain in a terrible way before the brain is fully grown. “Concern over concussions has filtered down from NFL to colleges‚ high school and youth leagues.” (Hard Knocks) Bryce Monti is a football player

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    Over the past 20 years‚ the athleticism involved in cheerleading has increased dramatically. Cheerleading in the United States is a year round competitive activity. Cheerleaders are asked to perform through 3 seasons‚ peak for national competitions‚ and attend cheerleading-training camps in the summer. Cheerleading begins at an early age and is estimated to include over a million participants between elementary school and the professional sports levels. Cheerleading is a kind of sports which combines

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    Head Trauma

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    they have a head injury the player retested if they don’t pass they don’t play”‚ which is the smartest thing to do so they want have incidents like they had with what happen to Kwan Waller (CNN‚ 2012). As we see with Gary Dixon who suffered from a concussion and wasn’t able to play as

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    Brain Injuries In Football

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    all levels. All the untold facts has to be told to the world in order to prevent brain injuries. Every head collision effects the brain‚ it is very important that every person who participates in the game know that. Many concussions occur on every level of the game. Those concussions causes players brains to function differently forever. Repetitive head collisions can lead to the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. That disease can possibly lead to death. It is essential that the players

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    has any type of injury(broken arm‚ sprained ankle‚ and most commonly a concussion)‚ doctors and pediatricians alike generally tell a kid‚ “You’ll be fine‚” or “You can go back to playing tomorrow.” Now of course they won’t send you a kid out that quickly with a sprained or a broken limb‚ but more often than not‚ doctors will let players go back out onto the football field when they think the player has a very mild concussion. This is where the brain disease CTE comes in. Doctors and pediatricians

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    brain injury. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are any injuries to the brain caused by a range of bumps‚ jolts‚ and even penetrations‚ which have a negative impact on normal function in the brain. Concussions may be considered mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) because the people experiencing concussions have shorter periods of amnesia or unconsciousness‚ than severe traumatic brain injuries do. The number of traumatic brain injuries between 2001-2010 in the emergency department has increased by

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    my job so it makes they more careful. I also think that there team would be disappointed in them. Football needs to be safer because it is filled with injuries. There were 882 injuries in this NFL season. For example i tore a tendon and got a concussion so i think that’s really bad. It also means that more people get injured more than they did in the past because now they

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    government should completely end youth sports‚ invest more money into better protective gear for all youth‚ or re-create the rules for all youth organized sports programs. Each year emergency services treat 135‚000 concussion and head injuries (A Game Plan on Minimizing Concussion Risks‚ from One Who Knows All...). All sports have a risk even though most sports are not full contact sports. All sports require hard work and constantly work all muscles. This is why sprains and strains lead all injuries

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