Millions of people everyday find love and entertainment in the sport that they play. Whether it be football, soccer, baseball, etc. people continue to play even if there are risks. To these athletes, a life with sports is a happy life. Sports to them are what gives them a drive and what keeps their life exciting. A recent rise however in concussions has deter many parents from letting their children play contact sports or continue after getting one. They are starting to worry for the short and long term safety of the child and wondering if it is really worth the risk. The effects these head injuries have on families is tremendously frightening and stressful. They worry for the child’s brain when it comes to the issues of concentration, headaches,
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One contributing factor to this is headers. According to Dr. Rempson, girl’s neck muscles are nearly not as strong as boy’s. When a girl goes to head and ball there is more of a chance of her heading the ball wrong or getting whiplash. 54% of athletes said that they have played injured (safekids.org pg 2). This includes the people who get hit in the head with a soccer ball. Although there is the rule that once a player is hit they have to leave the field immediately, there are still players who tell their coaches they’re fine afterwards and coaches that let them back in. There is even an upcoming argument that was just recently brought up that soccer players should not start heading till the age of 14. According to, “Changing the Culture of Youth Sports,” a study showed that 11-14 year old girls playing soccer have 31% chance of receiving a concussion. Research has even shown that heading could lead to abnormal white matter that changes in the brain and can have the effect of worsening memory. However there has not been a set rule that no heading is allowed yet. An efficient way though is for coaches and parents to encourage the players to trap the ball with their body instead of their head. This way can reduce the number of concussions especially in the sport of girl’s
One contributing factor to this is headers. According to Dr. Rempson, girl’s neck muscles are nearly not as strong as boy’s. When a girl goes to head and ball there is more of a chance of her heading the ball wrong or getting whiplash. 54% of athletes said that they have played injured (safekids.org pg 2). This includes the people who get hit in the head with a soccer ball. Although there is the rule that once a player is hit they have to leave the field immediately, there are still players who tell their coaches they’re fine afterwards and coaches that let them back in. There is even an upcoming argument that was just recently brought up that soccer players should not start heading till the age of 14. According to, “Changing the Culture of Youth Sports,” a study showed that 11-14 year old girls playing soccer have 31% chance of receiving a concussion. Research has even shown that heading could lead to abnormal white matter that changes in the brain and can have the effect of worsening memory. However there has not been a set rule that no heading is allowed yet. An efficient way though is for coaches and parents to encourage the players to trap the ball with their body instead of their head. This way can reduce the number of concussions especially in the sport of girl’s