Sports are very dangerous because of how many concussions you get in each sport‚ brain injuries‚ and many other injuries. The first sport that I am going to be talking about is football. In football‚ there have been 3.8 million brain injuries. Also‚ 33 players died from heat stroke in 1995 to 2008. Another reason is in 2007 there were 9 indirect and 4 direct male deaths. The last reason is a study showed that out of 91 deceased players‚ 96% of them had a brain disease. The next sport that I
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Section 74 Severity of Sports Concussion Abstract The sports concussion is a brain injury that athletes suffer in many different sports. This injury is caused by trauma to the brain‚ which is cause by a blow to an athlete’s head. The different types of concussions are broken up into three different grades. The grades include mild‚ moderate‚ and severe. The different grades share most of the same effects caused by the concussion. The major difference in the concussions is the seriousness of the
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ground. It left me with a concussion that not only took me out of soccer for six months‚ but also affected my day to day life. For months‚ it made me nauseous to even jog around the block or walk down a crowded hallway. I was in physical therapy‚ vision therapy and on a special learning plan at school. Even though the blow to my head could have altered my life completely‚ I pleaded with my parents to let me continue my soccer career. It took two more minor concussions to make me realize it was not
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Concussions and Their Impact on Sports Concussions occur in every sport and lately have become a controversial topic within the field of sports. Concussion symptoms are usually noticeable but some symptoms are more subtle. If a player decides to continue playing with a concussion or has a concussion history the consequences can be detrimental to their health and overall well-being for the rest of their lives. Because of the increase of concussions due to sport activity many states including New
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Concussion in youth sports is a bigger problem now than ever with 2.4 million cases each year a majority from participation in full contact football. Concussions in American youth football has just seen as “just a part of the game” this misconception has led to years of neglecting head injuries on the field. This attitude has caused a reluctance to make changes to the game and its concussion protocol to make it safer for the players. Some of these Preventable head injuries on the field can resulted
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"athlete"‚ you think of the sports that an athlete may play. These sports include football‚ basketball‚ soccer‚ and baseball‚ just to name a few. When in a game‚ athletes usually come to the dilemma of trying to conquer the opponent‚ and being the best they can be. However‚ these athletes can face a threat. In sports‚ they can face the danger of being injured or concussed. It is estimated by The Centers for Disease that there are more than 300‚000 sports-related concussions that occur each year in the
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bit about concussions. I knew concussions happened in sports‚ but I didn’t know there was this many that happened in school sports. The article had said‚ “ In the study‚ 755 schools reported 4‚452 in the 2015-2016 school year.”(Associated press) I found out on average that’s six people for everyone of those 755 schools. The connection I made to an article and my life is our 6’9” center on the basketball team had been kneed in the head at one of the basketball games and received a concussion. He ended
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Concussions Every year “hundred of thousands college and high school student athletes receive sport related concussions” (Meadows 107-108). Not only do the athletes who play the hard hitting contact sports such as football and hockey receive concussions‚ the basketball players and soccer players receive them as well. Even though most of the concussions received were mild or grade 1 concussion “athletes still receive severe symptoms due to being able to participate too soon” (Solomos 2435-2436)
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ball speeds of 20 and 26 mph‚ common in soccer heading” (“Healthline” 1). Kids under the age of 12 should be able to head the ball also‚ soccer is a contact sport and injuries occur often. Kids under the age of 14 are at a higher risk of getting a concussion then a highschool student is. Even thought it would decrease the number of concussions by a lot‚ soccer clubs should allow kids to head the ball again because later on in life if they play soccer‚ then they will not know how to head the ball‚
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problems‚ concussions are the main topic that has been in the new for the past five years. This
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