Hook number 1: According to a study performed by PBS Frontline and ESPN Outside the Lines in 2012, “the rate of concussions per week in the National Football League has rose from 5.4 per week in 2009, to 7.6 in 2010, and 8.4 in 2011” (Fainaru, 2012).
This narrative hook would draw the reader in by presenting them with the statistic of the rate that concussions occur within the National Football League. Creswell states in his book, that one should “consider numeric information for impact” (2014, p.114). This statistic identifies the problem that concussions pose to professional football players, and the problem appears to only be growing. Individuals will see this statistic and should immediately want to read more about what new information is being discovered to slow the concussion rate in the National …show more content…
However, these players receive their first concussion during games, and then what? What do these players need to know about concussions? What is the National Football League doing to help protect these individuals from future concussions? While narrative hook number one draws the interest of the reader by using an impactful statistic, narrative hook number two draws the interest of the reader by placing said reader in the shoes of a professional football player after they have received their first concussion. The reader should then begin to imagine what is the next step in the process is, what the National Football League is doing to keep the players and their families informed on what is going to happen to the athlete, and what the National Football League is doing to protect that individual from future concussions. This narrative hook should engage the audience, and make them start thinking about these questions of what is being done to protect athletes both in the present day and the
This narrative hook would draw the reader in by presenting them with the statistic of the rate that concussions occur within the National Football League. Creswell states in his book, that one should “consider numeric information for impact” (2014, p.114). This statistic identifies the problem that concussions pose to professional football players, and the problem appears to only be growing. Individuals will see this statistic and should immediately want to read more about what new information is being discovered to slow the concussion rate in the National …show more content…
However, these players receive their first concussion during games, and then what? What do these players need to know about concussions? What is the National Football League doing to help protect these individuals from future concussions? While narrative hook number one draws the interest of the reader by using an impactful statistic, narrative hook number two draws the interest of the reader by placing said reader in the shoes of a professional football player after they have received their first concussion. The reader should then begin to imagine what is the next step in the process is, what the National Football League is doing to keep the players and their families informed on what is going to happen to the athlete, and what the National Football League is doing to protect that individual from future concussions. This narrative hook should engage the audience, and make them start thinking about these questions of what is being done to protect athletes both in the present day and the