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    High Impact Injuries

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    concussions. First, more should be done to prevent these injuries from leading to serious illnesses. CTE is a brain disease caused by repetitive head trauma. CTE is very serious, it can lead to depression, aggression, impulse-control problems, memory loss, and dementia. Another high impact injury is getting hit in the head. Getting hit in the head can also lead to CTE, several former NFL players have committed suicide, and hundreds more suffer from brain damage. Getting hit too…

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    about 7.23% catastrophic head injuries. There is a 7.4% chance of getting a concussion, a 4.3% chance of head, neck, or face injuries. There is also 11.9% chance of torso or pelvis injuries, and 50.4% chance…

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    Concussions In Sports

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    Forty-seven percent of sport’s concussions occur in contact high school football (Sports Concussion). A concussion, otherwise known as a traumatic brain injury, occurs when there is a forceful impact to the head causing the brain to rattle around inside of the skull. Repetitive concussions, over the course of a sports career, can result in permanent brain damage and in some cases even death. Not all concussions are severe, but even a mild concussion, where symptoms include dizziness and nausea,…

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    Why Football Is Dangerous

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    Clank,CLAnk,CLANK!!!! ohhhhh that must_a hurt!!.Have you ever seen someone get a severe impact when players head-butt each other or a severe injury. Well if you have these sports such as football.I think these kind of sports are really dangerous.Today I q tell you why football might be a risk everyone that can affect your health and how the NFL is trying to make it safer. To begin with, one way that football is dangerous is that that players can get a concussion.In…

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    Do you play any of these sports soccer, football, boxing? Even if you don’t you probably know someone who does. Did you know soccer players head a soccer ball at about 70 MPH, boxers receive punches to the head at about 20 MPH, and professional football players receive about 900-1,500 blows to the head during a season. Concussions have been a major issue in sports, and now since several people play them, more people are affected by them. Which has an effect on them in the long run. Sports are…

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    How Many Fingers Am I Holding Up? A boy aged 12, was in the goal, when suddenly a ball came soaring towards him. He lunged for it to stop the ball from hitting the net, but just then he hit the goal post square in the head. He had to be picked up by the ambulance and was sent to the hospital. He had a minor concussion and was ok after a couple weeks. According to the text, “How can we keep young soccer players safe?” it states, “The study found that for every 10,000 “athlete exposures" --…

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    simply put, it is not a safe game for your children to play. Based on research it seems that it is going to be a long wait until it is truly safe to play. Not every sport is safe and there are always opportunities for hits to the head, with that said there are only football a head on collision is certainly going to take place during the span of a 60 minute game. Even with new equipment, but we do not know if it will ever be possible for a helmet to stop the brain from shifting when a player gets…

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    Trauma In Football

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    One thing that concerns medical professionals is the fact that a lot of head injuries are asymptomatic to athletic trainers on the sidelines (Hartline 1). So, if a player were to sustain an injury but showed no symptom, there could a huge chance for severe brain damage. Most people would think only a select few receive head injuries, but that is wrong. Researchers and scientists have seen that somewhere between 4 and 20 percent of amateur players…

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    Sports Sampling Program

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    Stage A: Agency Culture Our Mission and Vision Statement: Maryland Sports Sampling Program (MSSP) is a program created for children from low income families between the ages of 6 and 12. Our mission as a nonprofit agency is to get children to play an array of sports. Our vision is to have children from the Maryland area to come together and grow and develop through various sports. MSSP aims to accommodate the concepts of good sportsmanship, integrity, loyalty, and developing good teamwork…

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    strolling, swimming, or other activity at under 70% most extreme heart rate. No resistance preparing is incorporated into this stride. Sport-particular activity. This incorporates skating penetrates or running drills (contingent upon the game) however no head sway. Non-contact preparing drills. This incorporates more perplexing preparing penetrates, for example, passing. The competitor may likewise start light resistance preparing. A restorative expert must concur that the competitor is…

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