Summary Critique Jason Breslow wrote an article titled “High School Football Players Face Bigger Concussion Risk” and his main thesis is that kids who play football at a younger age are more susceptible to getting concussions rather then playing football at an older age. Throughout this article Jason argues the fact that younger kids who play football will get at least one concussion and he shows this by the use of logic and facts. In on case Jason states, “The study, which was an analysis of peer-reviewed studies on head trauma in a variety of high school sports, estimated that high school football players suffered 11.2 concussions for every 10,000 games and practices.
Since children are not fully developed, it is morally reprehensible to allow them to play such a sport in which they can possibly have life-changing or life-ending injuries. Far too many high school athletes get concussions from playing football (Watson 35). Approximately 100,000 high schoolers report concussions each year
In high school football, boys are battered on the practice field and game day. Opposing teams can’t let that touch down happen. Players are hit harder and harder to the point where they occasionally get concussions. The demand to play college football or even in the NFL has increased, as do the harder hits. And with those harder hits come the bigger bruises, concussions and injuries.
Research shows that having many concussions may lead to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, otherwise known as CTE. When it comes to football, safety should be the priority, not banning it. Football can lead to concussions, but so can many other things. Banning youth football would not help at all, although the people wanting to ban it do have some good points.
“The most common types of injuries in youth football players are bruises, ligament sprains and muscle strains.” “The most common areas of the body for injuries are the hand and wrist, ankle, foot and knee.” “Concussions and other head injuries as well as spinal and neck injuries are less common.” http://www.livestrong.com/article/358827-percentage-of-kids-who-are-injured-in-football/#sthash.ZiqvdVRt.dpuf Concussions are more likely to happen at older age such as high school and so on because the force of contacts from the players are stronger also from way of hitting one
Although some football enthusiasts believe that children under the age of twelve should play tackle football because it promotes friendship and teamwork, the negative impact that the sport has on the brains of adolescent males outweighs the comradery that the sport teaches. Children play the sport without thinking of the effects of the brain injuries. Through interviews with past players as well as scientific studies, researchers have found that the cognitive ability of males (average age of early fifties) is greatly affected by the age in which the young player began playing (Boston University School of Medicine). Boston University’s Dr. Robert Stern said the concern is not from concussions, it is from, “subconcussive hits: these hits that don’t necessarily result in the symptom right then, but people can get hundreds of them a year.”
I’m a big football fan, but I have to tell you if I had a son, I’d have think long and hard before I let him play football,” says President Obama (Fox News). The debate of whether or not football should be banned started with this speech given by President Obama. Recently, studies have shown that a large number of hits may cause more brain damage than a handful of concussions. Although people think banning football will decrease the amount of teen deaths and concussions; football should not be banned because it is just as dangerous as any other high school sports, many people would lose their job if it was banned, and football and sports help keep kids off the street. Football should not be banned because it is just as dangerous as any other
Safer than it used to be, tackle football should be allowed for kids under the age of fourteen. The coach should take a class on proper techniques so the kids do not get hurt. According to Youth Football Online, "Coaches are now required to take various safety classes on proper tackling and blocking techniques." New tackling techniques are designed to teach football players to tackle with their bodies instead of their head.
“Football is one of America's popular sport and is also the leading cause of sport-related injuries,” according to Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP). So i do believe that high school football is dangerous because the players playing are not fully adults and their bodies aint fully developed. High school students who play football have a higher chance of getting hurt according to The American Journal of Sports Medicine, four out of every 1,000 high school football exposures resulted in an injury, “ college football players were twice as likely to sustain an injury as high school football players, high school football players sustained a greater proportion of season-ending injuries, fractures and concussions compared to college
“The impact damages the brain. It interferes with the way the brain functions, causing problems like headaches and memory loss.” Kids football has been a controversial issue because kids can damage their brain when playing football. Kids shouldn’t be able to play football because it injures the kid’s brain, and some of the helmets don’t protect the kid’s heads. To begin with, kids shouldn’t be able to play football because it injures the kid’s brain.
Tackle football is very popular sport in the U.S and it 's the main topic of a sports fanatic. The youth is also affiliated with this activity as well. Although, children at the age of 12, participate in these activities, tackle football shouldn’t be a youth hobby because at the age of 12, the brain development is vital and the activity increases the national rate of head injuries or even death. Children at the age of 12 and above are going through a very vital moment of body growth and this system can be altered if any organ is damaged such as the brain, heart and even the lungs.
3 Teenagers across us died within a span of 7 days from head injuries. From this detail, this proves that football can be more deadly than enjoyed. One San Francisco linebacker retired at age 24, Citing concerns about head injuries. “I just wanna live a long & healthy life, & I don’t want to have any neurological diseases or die younger than I would otherwise”. From this quote, I can now see that players are actually starting to see the cruelty and danger football causes.
Dr. Bennet Omalu stated that children's brain do not fully develop until they are about in the 18-25 years old range. This would end up making their brains more likely to be harmed and damaged and if a child receives many repeated blows to the head they can end up with permanent brain damage which can also lead to bad side effects later in life. Concussions and injuries to the head are a big problem in football. So why should we allow the most vulnerable to be put in harm's way and risk their futures? The answer is we should
There are many sports that are too dangerous for children because they aren't fully developed yet and they have a high chance of being severely injured. More than 448,000 football-related injuries to youths under 15 are annually treated in hospitals, doctors' offices, clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and emergency rooms, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons One reason football is too dangerous for children to play is because of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, otherwise known as CTE. It is a deadly brain disease that can develop from the repetitive hits and tackles young football players experience. Many parents start their children out at a very young age. However, because younger football players' brains and bodies are not fully developed, they are more vulnerable to injuries, mainly to their brains.
The banning of youth heading should be revoked because concussions are frequent in many more ways, this rule can later lead to more severe concussions, and the growth of soccer in the United States will be halted. Heading the ball “incorrectly” is only a small portion of why kids may get concussions in youth soccer. Concussions are caused more often and are more severe by goalkeeper collisions and contact with the ground. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Head to head, head to ground, and head to goal post injuries are all more common than head to ball injuries in US youth leagues.”
