Contact Sports Concussions

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To concur with the first point, high school athletes receive more concussions than college players do. The National Research Council has determined that “High school athletes suffer concussions at nearly twice the rate of college players.” Although high schools take more action in keeping their players safe it is still dangerous for high schoolers who are in these contact sports. Despite the fact that there are impact test for athletes to take, it still will not keep them safe from obtaining a concussion. Because high school athletes receive more head injuries than college players, it raises the question of should athletes only be able to have one concussion before they have to stop participating in contact sports?
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