The Concussion Epidemic: American Football Imagine you are the running back for the Atlanta falcons, and you take the hand-off from the Matt Ryan. Right as Matt Ryan hands you the ball, an unblocked defender slams you to the ground causing your head to bounce against the turf. The next thing you remember is waking up while doctors are looking over you in the hospital. They tell you that you have a concussion. This is a problem that many football players have or will experience in their
Introduction Throughout all levels of football there are numerous risks that can have life altering effects. These risks include the possibility of severe head and spinal injuries, which are caused by numerous impacts to the head. Concussions and spine injuries are two of the most severe injuries that are associated with the risk of football. Concussions are a head injury that, if not taken care of properly, can have serious neurological effects. The primary cause of a concussion is a high intensity head impact
Introduction Throughout all levels of football there are numerous risks that can have lifelong effects. These risks include the possibility of serve head and spinal injuries, which are caused by numerous impacts to the head. Concussions and cervical spine injuries are two of the most serve injuries that are associated with the risk of football. Concussions are a head injury that, if not taken care of properly, can have serious neurological effects. These neurological effects can be more detrimental
The game of football started in 1869 with teams from Princeton and Rutgers. At this time American football looked a lot more like Rugby than modern football that is watched today. This is due to the fact that there was nothing to protect players from injuries. After many injuries on players it was decided to apply protective equipment like helmets, pads, and braces to the game. Although football helmets have been used since the 1890s, they do not adequately protect players against injuries such as
Football is widely popular in America and is still growing at an exponential rate. The game is popular with every age group, gender, and race. American football developed from the British game of Rugby (Smith, 2014). In 1920 the American Professional Football League Association began, and became the National Football League in 1922 (“Evolution,” 2013). Football at every level has been extremely successful with each having its own variation of rules, current trends, and issues. The rules of football
NFL Concussions The National Football League or commonly known as NFL was founded August 20th, 1920 in a town called Canton, Ohio. A group of men had gathered together at a Hupmobile showroom resulting in the birth of the NFL. It wasn’t always called the National Football League back in the early 1900s it was known as, the American Professional Football Association or APFA. The first president of the league was Jim Torpe, and at the time he was the most famous athlete. The NFL ignored how serious
Is Football Too Dangerous? Spectator sports are undeniably exciting to watch, however these sports often times come with a price. This price is not just one of only monetary value, but also one that is paid with the health of the participating athlete. Over the last decade the NFL has been under endless scrutiny of whether or not the game of football is safe enough to continue being played under its current state. If one would take into account the health ramifications of playing football, then
decision. And number two: Don’t play through concussions. Who knows how many hits is too many?” This is about the only sentence I agreed with in the article. I think the most important thing is to not play through concussions. Last year for mock trial are case was about a girl who received numerous brain injuries from soccer. In the case the doctors said that it wouldn’t have had much damage if she hadn’t been playing after she had gotten a concussion a few months earlier. Based on this background
currently watch NFL football. In other words, 64% of Americans watch football. Imagine what would happen if we decided, all of the sudden, to change the game. This would not be taken lightly by the millions of football fans throughout North America. The game of football has been around for many years, and now, is not the time to change it. One reason for this is that football can teach very important life lessons, to both children and adults alike. If a child started playing football at a young age,
Football Helmets: An Attempt to Protect America’s Football Players Football whether it is the NFL or watching little children play on Saturdays, is one of the most dominant sports of American culture. The stadium, the fans, the paraphernalia, the players, the uniforms, the ball itself, and etc. are all part of what makes up the sport. Looking specifically at the uniforms, they have drastically evolved over the years. Back in 1869 when football was starting to be played, it was very dangerous because