Sport-related concussion

Sports injuries are common in all sports for all ages. “All sports have a risk of injury. In general, the more contact in a sport, the greater the risk of a traumatic injury, However, most injuries in young athletes are due to overuse”. (“2016 Sports Injury Prevention Tip Sheet”). This serious problem is happening around the world, but it can be fixed. To reduce The amount of injuries towards sports we can educate, motivate and change People’s Attitudes to find a solution. The first way…

worldwide watched Super Bowl 50. Being the most popular sport in America, NFL fans from all teams come together to watch the biggest game of the entire season. With another season ending, the NFL still remains in a fight with the players’ safety of the league. The next couple years might determine if the NFL can become safe for future players. With the technology the league offers, the NFL can become safer with greater understanding of the sport, better fundamentals, and a change of rules to…

and this sport encourages violence, lifelong injuries, and teaches kids how to be aggressive towards others. Football is one of America's greatest sports, but one of the most dangerous too. This sport involves hard contact and head bumping at fast speeds with causes players to have brain damage and concussions. Yes, this sport might make you a tougher person, but it also destroys the shape of your body. I will discuss and prove why I will not allow my child to play a dangerous and bad sports. To…

Football is a dangerous sport but they know what they are getting into when they join the NFl or college football . I agree with the passage " Let Them play " because these guys have been playing football since they were little and they've surely been injured before so I'm sure they know the consequences of the game . The NFL is the highest level league of football you can play at , they're trying to make the game less harmful and dangerous says the article " Let Them Play " , but at the same…

Throughout the years, football has become an increasingly popular sport. From peewee leagues all the way to the NFL, football is played on a daily basis. Although it has been viewed as an American sport and pastime, the concern for safety within these leagues has become prominent over the past decade. Most people associate football as a dangerous sport and some injuries can be career and even life-ending. When football first started as a sport in the early 1900s, there was no knowledge about the…

As you walk out of the football locker room the air is bursting with the fresh smell of popcorn and hot dogs. You can feel the butterflies start to swarm in your stomach as you step foot onto the field. You look all around you and all you can see are your brothers, your teammates. You can feel the field move as your team the mighty lions take the field. You look left and see your opponents staring you down and you can see in there eyes that they want to beat you so bad on your own turf. In your…

On November 28, 2008, Philadelphian journalist Brian Hickey went to a bar in the city to meet up with some old friends. On his walk to the train station to return home, he was struck by a car and left for dead, unconscious, on the poorly-lit street. Luckily, a nearby resident heard the accident and called the police as the car sped off. Paramedics rushed him to Cooper University Hospital where he was immediately intubated and monitored for stability. Brian’s simple night out ended with him…

Beyer, Marcel Rooze and Jan Serge Van Sint studied concussions in football at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Their objective was to evaluate the safety of the three sprint starting positions. The lack of safety in American Football has caused many athletes to receive concussions. Concussions have been linked with, “[I]nduc[ing] neuropsychological and cognitive changes years after trauma,” (Bonnechere, Beyer, Rooze and Sint, 2014). Concussions are a serious issue; through studying…

difficult fitting in studies and having to go to practice late at night, and having to study for tests, and remembering plays.” said Andre Gregory, a high school student who plays two sports, in the video ‘Sports How Much Is Too Much?’ by KCRA. Young people playing sports is not a quality idea after all the amount of concussions has tripled in the last decade, and the pressure on kids from parents is a great quantity for these young adults. Although teenagers with plenty of things on their plate…

Snowboarding is a very dangerous sport to be in. Going at a fast speed and dodging trees and also on a steep trail could be life endangering. That is why it is important to be experienced and to have all of the stated safety equipment on. As you can see in the image to your left you can see all of the safety equipment that you will be used to keep you safe. At the bottom you can see all of the equipment and how it will help guard your body into fuller detail. HELMETS The brain is a very…