Pros And Cons Of Football Scholarshipss

Football is one of lives most threatening sports. Should a child’s life be put in danger by playing it? Football is a fun sport to play with friends but truly it is not what it seems. Football is too risky and shouldn’t be played by kids. First of all, football scholarships aren’t beneficial and education is more important. Secondly, concussions that don’t cause permanent damage still cause unpleasant symptoms. Finally, players don’t report injuries and keep playing, and those injuries can cause permanent damage.
First of all, football scholarships aren’t beneficial and education is more important. For example, in the video “Deadly Hits”, Chris Coyne was awarded with a football scholarship to Yale. This wasn’t a great thing. When he went to college, his main focus was football and not education. The main reason teens go to college is to learn, so getting a football scholarship just …show more content…
For example, in the video “Deadly Hits – The Story Of Ex Football Player Chris Coyne” by Scholastic Scope was about a youth football player, who started playing in 5th grade. He was an amazing player and got a football scholarship to Yale. He got many concussions but didn't tell anyone his symptoms so he didn't give his brain time to heal. This caused permanent damage. For example if he were sitting down and he got up to get something he would forget what he was going to get. Another example is that in the video “Deadly Hits” it said that 56% of kids hide their symptoms This can be extremely dangerous for kids. The evidence show that football players can’t be trusted to take care of themselves by reporting their injuries. This means that it’s too risky to allow kids to play football. Although football teaches things like responsibility, teamwork, etc. There are still many other sports people can play to learn these things. Plus kids wouldn’t want to risk all of the