High School Football And Head Injuries. It’s a breezy friday night in September and you're watching your child or someone you love playing the sport that he adores. Then all of a sudden BOOM! The opposing team's player hits his helmet sharply into your loved one’s helmet. But there's no call on the play, leaving someone very dear to you unfairly hit, and possibly injured. If you’ve ever played football or even spectated a game, you are probably well aware of the serious danger players face out there on the gridiron. In order to protect our loved ones, especially at a younger more vulnerable age, high school referees need to be stricter with helmet to helmet tackles. Some players, coaches, and spectators of football say that the full force
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In a UPI article written by Steven Reinberg he states that, “The study found that high school football players had the highest average number of reported symptoms of concussion (5.60), followed by college athletes (5.56) and younger players (4.76) (Reinberg 4) .” Making high school the most high risk concussion level of competitive football aside from professional leagues. Also, a PBS article offered a new study which 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 (Breslow 1). So the flashy hard hits that spectators adore are all in all not worth the injuries. Furthermore, the lack of proper medical attention on the sidelines should make referees more cautious with helmet to helmet …show more content…
Let alone hire a professional athletic trainer who can provide the proper medical treatment for players no matter the scenario. In an interview with Turlock High School head football coach James Peterson he had a lot to speak on regarding the subject. Peterson stated that a lot of times what will occur is that a player will get banged up in practice and both the player and the training staff won't know how serious the injury may be. Then come friday night if the player gets hit again the injury is now twice as bad due to lack of resting time (Peterson 4). When an injury occurs it's essential that it is handled with care, given proper treatment, and is given time to heal properly. Mr. Breslow’s PBS article determined that, “A study, which was conducted by the Institute of Medicine and funded by the NFL, found that in most cases, concussions symptoms disappear within two weeks (Breslow 2).” High school football games being a majority of the time every friday night doesn't allow the players injury enough time to heal. But above all the biggest issue directly related to helmet to helmet injuries is the death of the modern day’s
In a UPI article written by Steven Reinberg he states that, “The study found that high school football players had the highest average number of reported symptoms of concussion (5.60), followed by college athletes (5.56) and younger players (4.76) (Reinberg 4) .” Making high school the most high risk concussion level of competitive football aside from professional leagues. Also, a PBS article offered a new study which 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 (Breslow 1). So the flashy hard hits that spectators adore are all in all not worth the injuries. Furthermore, the lack of proper medical attention on the sidelines should make referees more cautious with helmet to helmet …show more content…
Let alone hire a professional athletic trainer who can provide the proper medical treatment for players no matter the scenario. In an interview with Turlock High School head football coach James Peterson he had a lot to speak on regarding the subject. Peterson stated that a lot of times what will occur is that a player will get banged up in practice and both the player and the training staff won't know how serious the injury may be. Then come friday night if the player gets hit again the injury is now twice as bad due to lack of resting time (Peterson 4). When an injury occurs it's essential that it is handled with care, given proper treatment, and is given time to heal properly. Mr. Breslow’s PBS article determined that, “A study, which was conducted by the Institute of Medicine and funded by the NFL, found that in most cases, concussions symptoms disappear within two weeks (Breslow 2).” High school football games being a majority of the time every friday night doesn't allow the players injury enough time to heal. But above all the biggest issue directly related to helmet to helmet injuries is the death of the modern day’s