Sonal Bhatia and Manpreet Kaur
Foundations of Literature, Honors
Mrs. Bahna
10.06.2017
RACES/Outline
Risk Factors of Football
Types of Risk Factors
Internal Injuries
Concussions
ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)
External Injuries
Lacerations
What are the risk factors of football? The name itself sends jitters of excitement down the spines of Americans. It is a sport loved by almost everyone. From its famous quarterbacks to wide receivers, Americans adore this sport more than any other. This sport, as the pride of Americans, is football. Alongside the fun and jubilance, football tends to result in the most injuries of athletes, annually. Foremost, there are two types of major risk factors: internal and external injuries. Internal injuries …show more content…
This quote alludes to how the condition of ligament tears is usually common amongst football athletes. Furthermore, on an annual basis, football has become very well-known for concussions. In addition, the citation “...47% of all reported sports concussions occur during high school football” (HeadCase, 2013) exemplifies how concussions, an injury to the brain caused by an often belligerent impact during sports, is most frequent in football. Alongside internal injuries, it is quite conventional for certain external injuries to arise during football games. A laceration, a deep cut, scrape, or tear to the skin, is an external injury that football players receive very often. As reported by the United States Center for Sports Medicine, some visible injuries include “Stepped on by the cleat of another player while arm, leg or hands or some other part of the body is on the ground … Strings on the football, if drawn across the skin of the player harshly and quickly, can also cause injury to a player’s skin, tearing it open.” (Football Injuries: Lacerations, 2011) According to the given evidence, there is a great variation between the specific types of external injuries caused to
Foundations of Literature, Honors
Mrs. Bahna
10.06.2017
RACES/Outline
Risk Factors of Football
Types of Risk Factors
Internal Injuries
Concussions
ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)
External Injuries
Lacerations
What are the risk factors of football? The name itself sends jitters of excitement down the spines of Americans. It is a sport loved by almost everyone. From its famous quarterbacks to wide receivers, Americans adore this sport more than any other. This sport, as the pride of Americans, is football. Alongside the fun and jubilance, football tends to result in the most injuries of athletes, annually. Foremost, there are two types of major risk factors: internal and external injuries. Internal injuries …show more content…
This quote alludes to how the condition of ligament tears is usually common amongst football athletes. Furthermore, on an annual basis, football has become very well-known for concussions. In addition, the citation “...47% of all reported sports concussions occur during high school football” (HeadCase, 2013) exemplifies how concussions, an injury to the brain caused by an often belligerent impact during sports, is most frequent in football. Alongside internal injuries, it is quite conventional for certain external injuries to arise during football games. A laceration, a deep cut, scrape, or tear to the skin, is an external injury that football players receive very often. As reported by the United States Center for Sports Medicine, some visible injuries include “Stepped on by the cleat of another player while arm, leg or hands or some other part of the body is on the ground … Strings on the football, if drawn across the skin of the player harshly and quickly, can also cause injury to a player’s skin, tearing it open.” (Football Injuries: Lacerations, 2011) According to the given evidence, there is a great variation between the specific types of external injuries caused to