Sports injury

Some think that playing competitive sports at too early of an age can put them at an increased risk of injury but others think that it helps them socially and prepares them for later in life. It’s clear overall though that kids should be able to play competitive sports because, one it helps them be prepared for later in life, two it helps them make good choices and three it keeps them healthy both physically and socially. The most important reason is that it prepares them for later in life. For…

has played a dangerous sport, and possibly got hurt from it. Like Jeb Golinkin in the article, “Why Parents Should Let Their Kids Play Dangerous Sports.” Golinkin makes an argument about whether children should play dangerous sports or not. Although Golinkin’s does supplies ample amounts of suppurating evidence his end clam is not supported in the article. To quickly summarize: Golinkin’s main point in the article is persuading parents to let their children play dangerous sports. Golinkin…

has been a debate on whether competitive sports are good or bad for kids. There are always different responses. Some state that competitive sports are bad for kids due to the risk of injury, and the possibility of a kid developing a mindset focused on winning. Others, state that competitive sports are great for kids because of the benifits to your physical health, the life lessons, and the friendships they provide. For me, I believe that competitive sports are great for kids because of the…

school, I have kept swimming a part of my life by using it for exercise and coaching swimmers from age five to eighteen. Swimming has provided many benefits to me. As the American Academy of Pediatrics suggested, swimming has become my "life sport" (AAP, 2006). For me it's like riding a bicycle, I never forget how to do any of the strokes. It is a full body workout and it's great at relieving stress. When I was younger I had daily swim practices that would take up most of my evening.…

Youth sports have been a very popular recreation in America. It allows kids to have the chance to play a sport at a young age. However, many of the kids only play a single sport, and the types of adults that either spectate or coach youth sports are mainly split into two opposing sides. One half helps the kids to succeed in the sport they are playing and let the kid choose if they want to play that sport, and the other half force the child to play a sport that they may not like and gravitate…

From the articles,"Overuse Injuries Among Young Athletes on the Rise" and "When Safety is the Name of the Game," they tell about strategies that parents and children can use to avoid injuries in sports athletes. Strategies for when someone's child is doing multiple sports. There are strategies for child sporting emotion for if someone's child wants to please someone and hides their injuries. Other strategies can be safety when a child is out of shape or when hormones start. First, there are…

play organized sports (Atkins). Sports give kids an outlet for physical activity, and teach them valuable lessons such as teamwork, sportsmanship, and listening. However, if you start a child in competitive sports too young then they can burnout, and may cause unnecessary pressure on the kid. This might make the sport not fun for the child anymore, or take over their life and make it kind of an obsession. There are also many benefits for kids to participate in competitive sports, such as…

These injuries are beyond the normal sprains and twists. There has been an increased rate of catastrophic injuries. Frederick O. Mueller of the department of exercise and sport science at the University of North Carolina has done a long-term survey of catastrophic injuries in sports since 1982 (Chan). Mueller found that the most catastrophic injuries in high school sports were found in contact sports, such as football and lacrosse. The study Mueller has…

winning seasons in Belle Plaine High School sports has become more noticeable throughout the past five years. Students have discontinued or transferred to other schools to become more successful within their sport. College recruiters are more likely to recognize the athlete when their school wins noticeably more games. Constantly losing games do not attract athletes. Even though people can be embarrassed because they feel uncoordinated, students should play sports because of the social, health,…

According to a study of seven X Game sports, extreme athletes suffered about four million injuries between 2000 and 2011. Some children are attempting extreme sports. Children should not participate in these sports. The article, “Should Kids Do Extreme Sports?” written by Lauren Tarshis, explains that a young boy nearly dies attempting a trick on his skateboard. The trick is called the “nine”. The trick requires going down a steep ramp, lifting yourself into the air, and spinning two and…