Athletic Injuries In High School
High school athletes are prone to experience an injury during their participation of either a contact or non contact sport. An injury is defined as a, “harm or damage : an act or event that causes someone or something to no longer be fully healthy or in good condition” (Merriam Webster). Injuries can be caused by excessive physical conduct in practice or competition . A study was conducted in the 2005-2006 school year, by the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, called, An Epidemiologic Comparison of High School Sports Injuries Sustained in Practice and Competition, according to the research study, “Of all sports, football had the highest competition (12.09) and practice (2.54) injury rates …show more content…
A concussion is defined as, “a stunning, damaging, or shattering effect from a hard blow; especially : a jarring injury of the brain resulting in disturbance of cerebral function” (Merriam Webster). Knowing what a concussion is shows the severity of the injury, and unfortunately a lot of concussions do occur in football. The article combines the investigations of Dr. Inklaar, Mueller and Emery stating that, “The higher proportion of severe injury we note is likely due to to the increased aggressiveness and physical contact, in competition” (qtd. in Rechel). Physical contact and being aggressive is a big part of what football is, high impact collisions are seen in both tackling and blocking executions by the players. This collisions are inflicted willing by the player on either side, they must use their whole body and strength to carry out these actions. In the process of doing this they risk powerful hits to the their own body in which a quick blow to the head can cause the catastrophic trauma injury in the …show more content…
A report called the, Heat Illness Among High School Athletes -- United States 2005-2009, where Mueller investigated and found out that, “Heat illness during practice or competition is a leading cause of death and disability U.S. high school athletes” (qtd. in Gilchrist 1009). Athletes who are in bigger in size and do not hydrate properly when in hot conditions are most prone. The seriousness of this illness is shown by its death count since 1975, “31 high school football players have died from heat stroke” (Gilchrist 1012). Football players are typically large in size due to their need to carry out efficient procedure and the large size is an advantage. They need to hydrate themselves and be aware that playing in hot conditions can cause to have severe heat illness. In conclusion, injuries happen in every sport but football holds a higher rate risk of injury because of its type of play. Since the sport ask so much from a player physically and mentally, it oftens distracts the player from being safe and cautious about injuries. The lack of proper understanding of conduct leads to these the injuries that can either be minor or major. It is not something to be take lightly by the athletes, their bodies are constantly at risk of being
High school athletes are prone to experience an injury during their participation of either a contact or non contact sport. An injury is defined as a, “harm or damage : an act or event that causes someone or something to no longer be fully healthy or in good condition” (Merriam Webster). Injuries can be caused by excessive physical conduct in practice or competition . A study was conducted in the 2005-2006 school year, by the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, called, An Epidemiologic Comparison of High School Sports Injuries Sustained in Practice and Competition, according to the research study, “Of all sports, football had the highest competition (12.09) and practice (2.54) injury rates …show more content…
A concussion is defined as, “a stunning, damaging, or shattering effect from a hard blow; especially : a jarring injury of the brain resulting in disturbance of cerebral function” (Merriam Webster). Knowing what a concussion is shows the severity of the injury, and unfortunately a lot of concussions do occur in football. The article combines the investigations of Dr. Inklaar, Mueller and Emery stating that, “The higher proportion of severe injury we note is likely due to to the increased aggressiveness and physical contact, in competition” (qtd. in Rechel). Physical contact and being aggressive is a big part of what football is, high impact collisions are seen in both tackling and blocking executions by the players. This collisions are inflicted willing by the player on either side, they must use their whole body and strength to carry out these actions. In the process of doing this they risk powerful hits to the their own body in which a quick blow to the head can cause the catastrophic trauma injury in the …show more content…
A report called the, Heat Illness Among High School Athletes -- United States 2005-2009, where Mueller investigated and found out that, “Heat illness during practice or competition is a leading cause of death and disability U.S. high school athletes” (qtd. in Gilchrist 1009). Athletes who are in bigger in size and do not hydrate properly when in hot conditions are most prone. The seriousness of this illness is shown by its death count since 1975, “31 high school football players have died from heat stroke” (Gilchrist 1012). Football players are typically large in size due to their need to carry out efficient procedure and the large size is an advantage. They need to hydrate themselves and be aware that playing in hot conditions can cause to have severe heat illness. In conclusion, injuries happen in every sport but football holds a higher rate risk of injury because of its type of play. Since the sport ask so much from a player physically and mentally, it oftens distracts the player from being safe and cautious about injuries. The lack of proper understanding of conduct leads to these the injuries that can either be minor or major. It is not something to be take lightly by the athletes, their bodies are constantly at risk of being