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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At every level of football‚ there are inherent dangers that come with playing the game. These dangers are understood and assumed by all participants‚ and though the game is more safe than it has ever been‚ there are still risks that are ever present during a football game. When I played football I understood those risks‚ and the danger of the game is one of the reasons why I waited until 8th grade to start playing. While I was able to avoid any serious injuries over my five year career‚ the thought
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LaShonda LaShonda is a 32 year old African American female who was put on a 5150 hold last night after overdosing on pills. LaShonda was diagnosed with depression six months ago after being let go from her job. LaShonda told her group therapist this morning that she was forced to leave her job because she was black. She feels hopeless she will ever be able to work again
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studies have shown that girls who participate in physical activity such as sports are more likely to have more positive feelings of self-worth/self-esteem and a more positive body image than girls who are not very physically active in sports (USA Football‚ 2006). This feedback is also important because it encourages young competitors to view success as achieving their own realistic goals‚ rather than depending on winning as the main reason for success. This psychological benefit of self esteem in
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Concussions in football are not surprising anymore and we don’t think about the effects it will have on us later in our life. Concussions are a brain injury that alters the way our brain functions and if enough damage occurs it can produce long term effects. Concussions are changing the game of football more and more every year. Players are experiencing long term effects from concussions from the NFL and now the NFL is taking some heat from how they handled the injuries at the time. The game is trying
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Are sports too dangerous? Sports are fun‚ but they are also very dangerous at times. Let’s take Football for example. Football is one of America’s most important sports‚ but it is also one of the most dangerous sport ever. People see the fun and thrill of the game‚ but what they don’t see is how much people get hurt in them. Football players are a magnet to head injuries‚ hard hits‚ concussions mostly and many other death leading damage. All of these injuries and situations leading to death shows
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Well if you were thinking football‚ you were right. According to FIFA‚ football‚ also known as soccer in the U.S.‚ has more than 240 million people who regularly watch and/or play it. They also have the most watched sporting event in the world‚ The FIFA World Cup. This past World Cup‚ views reached over 3.2 billion‚ which is 43% of the whole world. Now although‚ football is so popular‚ no one ever talks about the dark side which includes homophobia‚ corruption‚ and what I will focus on today‚ racism
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Differences Between Baseball and Football The nineteen-sixties for baseball was yet another trying time for Americas past-time. Americans were always on the go and needed a sport to keep up with the fast-paced lifestyles of the sixties; baseball was anything but fast-paced. In fact‚ in 1968 when the Mets played the Astros‚ the game lasted six hours and six minutes without either team scoring a run (Baseball‚ 2010). Baseball at this time also found itself without hitters‚ which seemed to always bring
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Both basketball and football are well loved sports around North America‚ but if you had a choice to play one for the rest of your life which one would you choose? When you are actually choosing a profession‚ you often think about things like how much money will I make‚ will I be safe‚ will I be able to play for as long as I like? Well the sport answer to all this is: Basketball. Football‚ unlike basketball is famous for their tackles‚ and throwing people around which happen to actually be painful
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will undoubtedly make you a successful person regardless of what you decide to do. It’s been fun and very rewarding getting to know you‚ and I’m looking forward to staying in touch as your life’s adventures continue! You’re a very good basketball player‚ but more importantly an even better
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