Football Safety

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In regards to the safety of high school football Undoubtedly, football is one of the most popular and iconic sports of America. But the rough play of the game could cause serious concussions or life damaging injuries to high school students. Along with inadequate safety equipment, injuries may go undetected due to fear of being benched and kept off the field. Even with proper care, the risks of head-trauma-induced diseases are still great. These are serious risks for the 1.4 million high school football players that will affect them for the rest of their lives. Football might be one of the most popular sport in the united states, but the risks of life-changing brain damage and the lack of proper safety equipment has made it extremely unsafe …show more content…

High school football players are suffering more serious injuries as a result of inadequate equipment. With the teenage brain being less developed and more easily damaged, concussions are more dangerous for teenagers. While it could be argued that Pop Warner football in Terrence Holder's article ' With Proper Oversight, Youth Football Is Safe' has less instances of serious injuries than college and professional football players, their usage of equipment's is meant to offer greater protection for college level players. Pop Warner's usage of this equipment and their astonishing success shows just how inadequate the equipment meant for high school level players are in …show more content…

According to the article 'Hard Knocks' from The New York Times Upfront, this "culture encourages playing through pain and taking a hit for the team, many teens don't want to risk being put on the sidelines by telling their coaches when they think they may have a concussion". This culture that is created by the community has influenced teens to prioritizing the game over their personal health. With concussion being more dangerous for teenagers, purposely avoiding proper treatment can harm them even more. The football community also seems to put an empathize of things differently than other sports such as " We count the pitches of every baseball player to ensure a small number do not develop shoulder and elbow problems- and yet we don't count how often children get hit in the head playing football", stated by Dr. Robert Cantu, a professor of neurosurgery at Boston university. Even coaches are influence to have the idea that "practice should include a great deal of contact" as stated in Terrence Holder's article. Increased amount of physical contact increases the chances of injury and brain trauma. This culture has created

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