With concussions being on the rise, many parents have taken their children out of contact sports. The concussion topic has been very thoroughly discussed over every state in the United States, along with other countries all over the world. Contact sports should be played whether they are dangerous or not. In life, athletes will face many risky situations, many of those situations happening during an athletic event. While concussions are a risk in nearly all sports, the benefits from sports participation are innumerable. Being in sports decreases the risk of obesity in children. “Nationwide, about a third of high school students are overweight or obese, a figure that has prompted federal efforts to boost physical activity of any kind among
