Sport-related concussion

football. People think that it’s a waste of time. But, it’s actually a really good sport. One reason football is a great sport is because it’s competitive. It’s competitive because one big play could lead to endless bragging rights. Every time I step onto the field I always want to do better than the person next to me. No matter what it is, it always gives me that drive to do better. My second reason football is a great sport is because it’s a team. Everybody on the team has their own job.…

Three criterions for the term football are, dangerous sport, a fun sport, and finally, soccer. First an example for the first criterion is getting tackled. For example when you have the ball there is always that chance that you will get dog piled. There is also always a chance you will get injured. Next, another example for the second criterion is having adrenaline run through your blood. For example when you have the ball you try to avoid getting tackled so your in the moment of…

Concussions in The National Football League The NFL has a major issue at hand, that is concussions and the lifelong effects they have had on players in all levels of the game, this is not the first time the league has found its self in this situation and it must once again ‘’adapt’’ in order to get through this dark period. In recent years the National Football League (NFL) has been in hot water after concussions, a traumatic brain injury, has surfaced as a result of the growth in medical…

Throughout the last couple of years, the public awareness for concussions has skyrocketed. Specifically, a concussion is a traumatic brain injury that occurs when the brain hits against the skull causing a change in mental status or behavior. Even with growing awareness, many do not fully understand all aspects of this serious injury. The public should know ways to prevent concussions, recognize signs if one does occur, know the treatment methods, and have an idea of when athletes can return to…

1. 3 anatomical factors, which may contribute to the vulnerability of younger individuals: • Weaker neck muscles in proportion to a larger head: this would make it harder for younger adults (pre-high school) athletes to connect and increase their cervical muscle strength to their head at the time of impact of a collision, and therefore increase the effective mass of their head. Adults do not have this problem. • Water content: the younger individual’s brain is still developing, so it is…

such as, concussions. Concussions nowadays are starting to become a great issue in football, and one question arises: Is the NFL doing enough to help prevent these concussions? The League claims…

If you play any contact sports, you more than likely know what it is like to have a concussion. Concussions are a bigger deal then most people think they are, they can cause life long heath problems and even may play a major role in the premature death of a lot of people. In 2012, there were 3,800,000 concussions recorded, that is more then double of the amount of concussions that were reported in 2002. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, better known as CTE, is a disease that has killed many…

Football is one of America’s favorite sports, with 114.4 million views for the Super Bowl alone. However, recent studies have begun to prove that the popular sport is deadly. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive degenerative disease which affects the brains of people who have suffered repeated concussions and traumatic brain injuries 1, and it is the reason why football needs to become a sport of the past. The main reason that the sport of football needs to be banned is the…

2002 a doctor by the name of Bennet Omalu was able to prove that repeated impacts to football players cause permenant brain damage known as CTE. Prior to this, there was speculation by several doctors that the long term effects of repeated mild concussions cause by the game was unknown. The National Football League took a long time to begin taking serious action for player safety. Compared the football played decades ago, players are much safer now. Still though the National Football League is…

For my microteach Marissa and I taught the class how to successfully catch and throw a football using proper stance and form to a partner. We split up the work by having me teaching how to properly catch the football and her teach how to throw the football. Since it was a nice day we decide to take the class outside to teach our lesson. We figured there would be more space to work with, when we went outside there was no one on the field so it seemed like it would be perfect. For our lesson we…