Would I Let My Son Play Football Essay

As a parent would you let your son play football knowing that the consequences can lead to his death? Football has a history with concussions and severe injuries that have affected players life later on in the future. Most of the athletes who have received concussions do not realize it until it’s too late, which can be later studied on and see a brain disease such as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). With this research, I would not give my son permission to play football because it causes concussions and bodily injuries, promotes violence, and causes permanent brain damage and death.
To be able to understand, my point of view I am going to talk about some evidence and research I got. In an article I read about a tragedy occurred to a young athlete, the article quoted “ The latest dark reminder came monday, when a 16 year-old high school player from Brocton, New York, died from a helmet-to-helmet hit in a game friday night (Scott Fujita)”. In the article “Would I Let My Son Play Football” also talks the author’s history playing football and also why he can answer the question. Mr.Fujita has created a love-hate relationship with the game because he loves the basics such as the money and his teammates but he hates the affection it was doing to the people around him and what it was doing …show more content…
Athletes do not think about concussion as a serious effect until they start experiencing things that they never experience. For example, when they get a check-up their results may come back with a brain injury such as CTE and with the brain injury they can experience mood swings, tiredness, and so many other symptoms. Some football players don’t realize they have a concussion, most families see a difference in the athlete before anybody else