Explain Why Kids Should Not Be Allowed To Play Sports At A Young Age

Many parents will argue about whether kids should be allowed to play sports at such a young age. In my opinion, I think kids shouldn’t be allowed to play sports at a young age. When they grow older, I think that kids should be allowed to play sports. When a young athlete gets injured, coaches may not be trained for an injury and the child can suffer more serious injuries just from that. Kids want to skip practice so they will often fake an injury, serious coaches will use shaming techniques and call athletes “ladies” or man up, and athletes might not have the best protective gear, making them more likely to have a concussion. Worst of all, coaches In high school, most coaches do not even bother to help athletes from getting injured.

Because of that, a child may become injured early on. “There is high as 50% chance to repeat an incident that has already occurred” (Stevens, n.d). That means, repeated injuries are very common and can most likely happen again. People might wonder, “Why can’t doctors just released information about an athlete's injuries; therefore, companies could make better-protected helmets.” Unfortunately, doctors can not release any information about an athlete’s injury because of HIPAA. HIPAA prevents doctors from expressing crucial information to companies for making a better-designed helmet. Critics argue that it’s good for doctors not releasing information about an athlete getting injured. While that may be true, still these injuries are going to continue happening. If we don’t release information where the most common injury spot is, how are sports companies supposed to design a better-protected helmet. Ridell, a company designed for creating helmets stated, “We wish we had more information; creating a product and making money is one thing, but protected our children is another.” Many companies such as Ridell are struggling to make a better-protected helmet because of