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High School Concussions
The reason why High school football should be minimize of brain injuries is because of all the brain injuries and brain tumors. These concerns really have affected high school football players to accept college degrees for football for example: The study, which was an analysis of peer-reviewed studies on head trauma in a variety of high school sports, estimated that high school football players suffered 11.2 concussions for every 10,000 games and practices. Among college players, the rate stood at 6.3 and about 300,000 football players get concussions per year. Also these concussions can lead to brain disease and that can lead you towards suicide. Another reason is that concussion can also give you memory loss
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from what happen in the past and when you got the concussion. Even if the concussion is a minor concussion you still wouldn’t be able to do physical work and, if you sleep after you have gotten a concussion nothing can happen but if you have symptoms it could ruin a part o your body it just depends of you symptoms you could lose the way you talk but stuttering to much while talking who knows what can happen.
With growing c Concussions and their possible role in the development of CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, has put a spotlight on the dangers of tackle football. In recent years, posthumous examinations of multiple professional football players have revealed the athletes had been suffering from the condition. Currently, CTE can only be diagnosed posthumously. However, the lifetime risks for an average football player, especially one in high school, remain unclear.concerns about the long-term effects of concussions due to football, the medical community, especially pediatricians, are grappling with how to turn early scientific studies into real-world advice for parents, coaches and school boards. In my opinion i think that High School football should be minimize of head injuries just because it has happened to me before and it’s not very nice when you have a concussion because you really can’t do anything fun or anything that involves electronics playing outside it’s really not that fun at all. Another reason I
think that high school football should be minimize is that about 50,000 people die from traumatic brain injuries every year. Also that concussion have affected kids grades in school because when you have a concussion you are allowed to go to school it's just that you won’t be able to focus because of all of headaches in your head and that really does distract you from what you are doing it can also make you forget what you have studied over the past month or more and let’s say that you have andup coming test and it’s over math but you got a concussion you could of forgot what you have learned for that subject and the grade you get can really affect your grade in your report card. Also you can be failing the class because of bad grades and if your failing the class you won’t be able to even play football until you recover your grades
In the article “Should Kids Play Football” from the Scholastic Scope on February 2015, writer Jennifer Shotz discusses both issues of the benefits and dangers of playing American football. For example, Jennifer Shots mentioned that tens of thousands of young football players get concussions every year. She states that most players return to the game after they are healed but some never return because their concussion was too severe to their health. On the other hand, the writer also discusses how football isn't the only sport that encounters concussions. The rules of football are always changing and each new rule provides a safer way to play the game. For example, the writer notes that Pop Warner has reduced the amount of practice time dedicated
Concussions have become arguably the #1 most prevalent issue in football today. The number of concussions throughout football has been rising for the past 20-30 years and there seems no way of stopping them. However, the NFL and many private researchers are set on finding a way to conquer this issue. They want to stop these concussions from happening and prevent the diseases resulting from them that have ruined so many football families’ lives. In order to solve this problem, I think that these researchers need to combine all of their knowledge to solve an issue that so many want solved. As soon as we conquer this “illness” we can return to enjoying the game that we love.
As can be seen by the preceding information, high school athletics can have a positive impact on a student’s life. In contrast to the positives, high school athletics can be seen in a negative light. “Concussions [from athletics] cause structural brain damage” (Solotaroff 7). Even though nobody is said to get a concussion in Friday Night Lights, they are very frequent in football and in other sports today. They occur all the time in football.
Even though the devastation of concussions is just rising to the surface, they have always been around. In 1994, the NFL started a committee called the MTBI (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury). Dr. Elliot Pellman was appointed as chair, and he was quoted saying, “We think the issue of knees, of drugs and steroids and drinking is a far greater problem, according to the number of incidents” (Ezell). This quote shows how concussions did not hold much importance, even though it should have been the committee's main focus. This is ironic, because in today’s sport world concussions are a highly talked about topic. They hold such significance that some rules are even being changed to lower the risk for players.
Football is America’s favorite sport. It is a fast-paced, hard-hitting game. Every week thousands of men and boys all across the country take part in football and every week these men and boys receive violent hits during the game. Frequently, as a result of these violent hits, the player receives a concussion. However, the long-term effects of concussions on players are not fully understood. New research shows that even a slight concussion in a football game can have lasting effects on a player. As a result of this research, children under the age of fourteen should not play tackle football.
"Incidence of Concussion in High School Football Players of Ohio and Pennsylvania." Journal of Child Neurology. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. .
Sports have been around since the beginning of mankind. As a result, so have injuries, including concussions. Concussions have been a part of sports ever since the beginning. But recently concussions have become a focal point for coaches, athletes, and parents. Just in case you were ever confused on what a concussion is, “A concussion is when a person’s brain suddenly shifts or shakes inside the skull and can knock against the skull’s surface … causing bruising” (Liberty). The problem that parents, coaches, and athletes are so worried about right now is that studies have shown that more than 80 percent of concussions go unreported or undiagnosed (Vox). A result of unreported or undiagnosed concussions is that the players who
According to Sport Concussions Statistics, “4 to 5 million concussions occur annually, with rising numbers among middle school athletes.” Concussions have always been a major issue in sports across the nation, but along with this obesity has spread as well. Though obesity is such a problem today, concussions are much more dangerous and continually are a growing concern. Although inactivity causing obesity is a major problems in today’s society, concussions pose more of a risk because they affect education and future jobs of player, and concussions cause many health problems.
With our schools variety of sports and activities, it comes with a variety of injuries. One of the most common of these injuries, is a concussion. I feel that how we are currently handling students with concussions can be improved. The students diagnoses of their concussions should be more closely examined, and we can improve a students healing process in school.
Football related concussions take a toll on underdeveloped brains. About 52,000 people die each year from a sports related brain injury, claims Wake Forest Baptist Health. The growing brain doesn’t use as much space in the skull making it easier to injure the brain. The younger they are during
Head injuries and concussion sometimes happen when a player is hit in the head or some other type of incident occurs while they are interacting in the sport they are playing. Getting hit in the head can be very dangerous and some people can even die if they are hit hard enough. There are so many sports where safety gear is very important. Football players, racecar drivers, and baseball players are just a few to mention. Educating more people about the dangers of sports athletes not wearing protective safety gear is the best way to lower the concussion and head injuries related to sports.
Imagine you are on your high school football team and just took the hardest hit of your life. You go to the doctor and he suspects that you will have a major concussion and potential brain damage. That sounds bad, kind of worst case scenario but in reality, this is real life situations for many high schoolers every year because their brains are not even fully developed! This makes you wonder should high contact sports be banned for people under the age of 21? Because of the higher injurie rate for high school football players then there are for older college players? The potential long term effects from high school injuries? Or even the fact that concussions from high contact sports can alter your brain functions.
Because of the violent nature of the sport of football many children can get head injuries, and these injuries can lead to worse injuries in the future. A lot of evidence supports the fact that Head Injuries are mainly caused by huge blows to the head, and football can and has caused many of these because it includes a lot of the main reasons a child can get a concussion. According to Heads Up Football, “On the football field, concussions can result from a fall or from players colliding with each other, the ground, or an obstacle, such as a goalpost. Even a “ding,” “getting your bell rung,” or what seems to be a mild bump or blow to the head can be serious “(Heads Up Football Coaching Guide). This quote from the Heads Up Football Association explains how even the smallest hit to the ground or to another person can result in a major or minor head injury or other
A few years ago people just knew that a concussion caused a headache and some blurred vision. They thought they could play through a little soreness of the head. However, they did not know how severe the side effects were. New knowledge of concussions has caused a few changes in the sports world. “Football has always been a physical sport, but new concerns about concussions have resulted in more restrictions for young players” (Hudson 38). People have always known about concussions, nowadays they are just more aware. From little leagues all the way through professional sports the games are changing because of the added knowledge of concussions. Rules are changing for the best and are affecting the games greatly. “Professional sports leagues have made strides to improve concussion awareness and regulate return to play. High Schools have followed suit-- and, increasingly, parks and recreation agencies are also getting involved in testing concussion safety” (Terl 2). Heightened awareness of concussions is changing sports in many ways. Some people do not like all the added rules. The added rules benefit some players, but at the same time take away from others. The most affected sport is football because concussions seem to occur most often in that sport. Football has been described as a continuous car wreck, and these added rules are just trying the game safer. However, overall, heightened
As a kid, I wanted to try all types of sports. I played soccer, swimming, Basketball, and Flag Football, and after I did little league Flag football, I wanted to try the real thing. One of the sports with the highest amount of concussions and other injuries is Football, and that is why my parents never let me play it, as a kid, even though I wanted to. Today, I thank my parents for not letting get into football because, even at that young age, kids can get serious injuries, including concussions. According to The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), "1.6 million to 3.8 million concussions occur each year."