Sport-related concussion

your mind, your tackled to the ground by your own self. Many players of all types of sports are punished by participating in their passion. Those players who participate in hard contact hits while playing high impact sports are much more vulnerable to injuries. These include; short term head injuries, long term head injuries, C.T.E., and even death. To begin, the first and most common injury caused by these sports are short term had injuries and long term head injuries. Though they seem not as…

At one point or another, everyone has stood up for something that they believe in or that they thought was right. Personally, I hate to admit that I am wrong, even if midway through an argument I realize that I am clearly wrong. However, there is one particular case that many of my friends tease me about and that is the accusation of my favorite football team the New England Patriots cheating in the 2014 AFC Championship game. I constantly stand up for the Patriots because they have been my…

the evidence was mounting quickly” (Fujita 2). I agree with the article because even if it could be an exciting activity to play there are some cautions to take into consideration. For example, Football players are becoming injured and giving concussions that could possibly lead to death. It could also create long term injuries such as memory loss, short temper,…

Character Essay This man Tim Green really knows how to write a good book that keeps people reading. In the book Football Hero by Tim Green. Ty is the best wide receiver on the team. There is only one problem his parents died and now he is living with his uncle, aunt and cousin. His uncle has a gambling problem and deals with the mob. To find out how this boy saves his family from the mob read Football Hero by Tim Green. He is tall,strong wide receiver.He is a lanky person with long arms but…

Big Hits Football is one of the most popular sports in the US. Everyone has some connection to football. Kids play football very early, and people watch football a lot on the weekend.Everybody likes football, but not everybody understands the injury of football. High impact injuries cause concussions and head trauma, and now there is controversy about the safety of high impact sports. The game of football has been played for many years, but has just recently gained a wake up call from not only…

Many athletes, especially those in high school, play contact sports like football or wrestling that require athletes to be in heavy contact with each other, increasing the chance of injury. Perhaps the most serious injury that many coaches, parents, and even athletes shrug off is the concussion. A concussion occurs when the athlete experiences trauma to the brain that alters their cognitive ability, memory, or judgement. Concussions are extremely serious injuries that must be handled with care…

because when the football players head-butt each other, it causes them to have a concussion. These injuries may even cause the player to lose consciousness. Therefore, football is a bit too violent to the players. Football can cause the player to quit or give up on playing football because of it's real bad standards of getting injured every game. If this was the case, people should have made football a non-tackle sport with a little less gear or helmets (the player wouldn't need the…

want my child to play football because they use dangerous drills to make kids hit harder as said by former NFL professional Scott Fujita. And also Mr. David Camarillo says that not all helmets can stop concussions. And also information shows that football has the highest percentage of concussions says neuropsychologist Kim Gorgens. Here are the cold hard facts why I wouldn’t allow my child to play football. Reason number one why I wouldn’t let my child play football is because coaches use…

receive concussions. Some may last a day or two, or maybe a week. Some, however, can have effects lasting years. Long term effects from high impact sports are dangerous concussions, and negative effects on the community and family. Many people don’t realize the dangerous effects of concussions; the lifelong effects. “I don’t think my life will ever be the same.” says Bryce Monti (15). Monti is only one of thousands of high schoolers whose lives were changed forever from a concussion. To…

There are many student athletes all over the United States that have torn their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Sports like football, basketball, wrestling, and soccer are constantly shifting left and right and jumping give making them a higher risk for a ACL injury or minor knee injury than an average young adult. After the knee injury these young athletes need to go through some kind of rehab to get back on the field and to their everyday life activities. During the time of rehab they will…