Essay On Why Kids Should Be Able To Play Football

Did you know that American Football gets criticized for being too dangerous. Some people might say that this sport could cause permanent damage.Some people also say with the right equipment football could be as safe as any other sport. Football could be safer than some sports and that's why I believe that kids should be able to play football. My reasons are that youth football coaches are getting trained, other sports can cause injuries, and the kids have protective gear. My first reason is youth football coaches are taking education courses to keep football safe for the players. Coaches need leadership skills, patience, the ability to remain calm during stressful situations, the ability to monitor your own performance, excellent verbal communication skills, and the knowledge of teaching and the ability to design courses. According to Carla Greengrass coaches are taking courses 30 hours every few days. The players are even taking tackling drills. Tackling drills are very important because you could hurt yourself or the player tackling them wrong. This way football coaches know what to do if something happens which is unlikely to happen but there are some sports that are more dangerous.

Soccer players could get hit in the head with the ball. They also wear very little armor. Soccer players could sustain ankle and knee injuries more often as well. It’s not only soccer that is sometimes not safe but baseball as well. What if someone hits that ball and then hits you. You have a helmet on but it could hit your body. It could hit you where your heart is. Not only could the ball hit you when you slide to a base you could hurt yourself. In football they wear a lot of armor and that's why it’s safer and not only do they wear armor they have to stay healthy off the