Sports Injuries In Youth Sports Essay

According to ESPN statistics from 2010 to 2012 the number of Pop Warner youth football players decreased from 248,899 players to only 225,287. This number is incredibly startling is the largest drop of any youth sport over the past decade. The biggest concern of a large majority of these parents, that will not let their children play football, is the lack of safety. Injuries in youth football have risen, which makes parents concerned about the health and well being of their children. However, if football became safer for the players I believe it could be resurrected. The National Football League can make football more safe by continuing to work to generate greatly effective and successful football equipment, develop ways to track each player 's personal vitals and help educate coaches in ways to teach better form and safer practices. A little effort could help revive a sport that has been respected as a great tradition in our …show more content…
According to the article Sports Injuries: An Overview from the Teen Health and Wellness database, “Every year, many of these young athletes are injured while practicing or participating in sports. In 2009 (the last year for which data is available), 1.96 million young Americans...received sports or recreation-related injuries severe enough to require an emergency room visit, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)”(Sports). The article later states that “There are ways to stay safe while playing sports, however. Following your coaches’ advice, wearing the proper equipment, respecting other players, and playing according to the rules of the game all help to prevent injury”(Sports). By following the rules and with help from the NFL to help protect and educate young athletes the great American tradition of football can continue to strive rather than fade away with infamy as the “unsafe sport” that too many people now believe it