PHOENIX‚ N.Y. — Football coaches and school administrators at John C. Birdlebough High School congregated in a small room off the library Monday‚ huddling around a computer for a most painful and unusual review of game video. They examined every play that one student was involved in‚ assuming the role of medical examiners.They were trying to discern which collision of the hundreds in a football game at Homer High School on Friday night might have caused Ridge Barden‚ a 16-year-old defensive tackle
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Blake Harris June 5‚ 2012 Retired NFL Players Every fall a majority of Americans count down the days to the start of every NFL season. It is the time of the year when people look forward to traveling to their favorite team’s stadium‚ or powering up the big screen to watch the game. The NFL provides an outlet every Sunday for people to relax and enjoy exciting entertainment. Everyone looks forward. So many people have invested themselves into their favorite team by purchasing season tickets
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Essay on Two Perspectives on an Issue or Problem Did you know that the injury rate in the NFL is eight times higher than any other professional sport? Boy’s high school football has an injury rate that is three times higher than girls’ soccer‚ which has the second highest injury rate. An Increasing rate of former football players are being diagnosed with a brain disease called CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) which causes difficulties with memory‚ impulsive control and depression. Football
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Brain Disease Endangers Football To a high school football player‚ the idea of a disease being severe enough to endanger his revered sport likely evokes outrage‚ or at the very least‚ a severe case of skepticism. And understandably so. Football has defined our culture‚ and for many‚ served as a proud way of life for nearly a century. Without football‚ high school -and really all of America- just wouldn’t be the same. Unfortunately‚ new studies demonstrate that this “disease” may hold some
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receive proper treatment for their injuries‚ are aware of the rules‚ understand the equipment and are educated about any new technology. Research has shown over 100‚000 concussions occur annually with a very high diagnosis rate of dementia among those involved in contact sports over a long period of time (NSPCC‚ 2006). With concussion injuries are on the rise in youth sports activities‚ the increase has
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football or rugby can rub on the foot causing friction and forming this blister. Blisters can usually heal without medical attention over around 7days but if they burst or open up this can lead to infection‚ where it needs to be addressed Concussion Concussions are the most common but less severe type of brain injury‚ this is the temporary loss of function after a blow or injury to the head it doesn’t last for long. It will provoke disorientation‚ eye sight malfunction‚ feeling very dizzy and in
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affect many facets of a person’s life‚ such as speech‚ equilibrium ‚ unconsciousness ‚ sensory‚ vision and cognitive abilities. The most common and least serious of the traumatic brain injuries is the concussion‚ which comes from the latin word concutere‚ meaning to shake violently. These concussions are caused by a sudden direct hit or cranial bump to the head. The more trauma inflicted the more severe the traumatic brain injury. Some of the most severe actions are vehicle accidents‚ hard falls
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study also shows that at least 269 youth‚ High school‚ NCAA‚ and Pro NFL players have suffered such injuries. Computerized neurological testing is being utilized more in managing athletes in high school who suffer any sort of concussion Recent studies show that 25.7% of concussions are happening in high school. An unacceptably high percentage of 39% of high school and NCAA football players are suffering catastrophic head injuries leading to death or nonfatal injury causing neurological dysfunctional
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grades up it could lead to opportunities in getting scholarships. Even teachers have different opinions about having tackle football in middle school. According Kapolei Middle School’s principal‚ Mr.Naguwa‚“ No‚ because doesn’t want to endorse concussions and middle school students aren’t as fully matured.” We also asked a Kapolei Middle School P.E. Teacher‚ Mr.Muraoka‚ “Yes we should
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The first way to prevent sports injuries is to educate people about it. Sports injuries are a common problem in sports these days. One of the most common sports injury is a concussion. The concussion can be life threatening because it has to do with the brain. “42% of teens playing sports said they have downplayed or hidden an injury because they wanted to keep playing” according to Elizabeth Murry. If 42% of students are not telling coaches they can be severely injured and puts them at risk of being
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