should be more rules around concussions in sports. Repetitive brain trauma or CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) is continual blows to the head. It is when the protein in the brain becomes toxic to itself because of the repeated blows to the head. Many kids who play sports can take 7,000 hits to the head from age 6 through high school. About 300,000 sports-related concussions are diagnosed each year. Concussions can cause memory loss and lifelong pain. "A concussion can occur after a hard hit
the U.S.A are getting concussions and having broken bones and it affects their way of life. There are approximately 1.7 million brain injuries. The highest rate of reported concussions in the NCAA is in women’s hockey at .90 per 1,000 athletes. According to Melissa Romero at www.washingtonian.com/well being/health/ten-facts-you-should-know-about-concussions. A girl that was making straight A’s had suffered 3 concussions in an year is now making Ds. After having a concussion you may lose your vision
being taught on how to avoid injury, and laws and rules are being changed to prevent concussions from occurring. Players and coaches are more educated than ever before about the risk and how to prevent concussions. Coaches are teaching ways to make the game more safe to avoid injury, "The coaches have been told to tell the players to use their shoulders instead of their heads." This reduces the chance of concussions and other brain injuries significantly. It's not that football is dangerous, it is
Youth Football: Kids and Sports Injuries Competition in youth sports is getting bigger and bigger, but injuries and other negative effects of sports cause some parents to reconsider signing their children up for sports. Sports like soccer and football expose kids to injuries more than any other sport due to physical contact in both sports. Children develop interest in these sports and to make them happy, parents enroll their children into teams at an early age. There are many concerned parents that
Emiliano Martinez Coach White 3A 13 February 2018 Concussions in Professional Sports: Head injuries and concussions have always played a role in all sports ever since the sports world came into existence. Concussions have played a huge impact in the world of football especially since it has more physical contact than all sports. Besides football, the closest sport to come with more contact besides football is hockey. It's safe to say that concussions and head injuries in general are not rare anymore
Have you ever thought about how an concussion can change you live? Or how it affects the sports you love to play. Concussions are probably one of the biggest injuries that you can get from doing a sport,you can get a concussion by hitting you head hard against something. Some concussions are miner, but some can impact and change a person's life if not handled correctly. In this essay i’m gonna be talking about how concussions can affect all of those things. The likely rate is different between
A Concussion is believed to be an injury that occurs to the brain and is caused from an impact to an individual’s head. However it does not threaten the life of the individual, but can cause short and long-term complications. This can be considered a risk to the career and professional life of sports people. There are two types of concussions that may occur within the professional sport and everyday life of individuals. The first type is mild concussion that makes the person feel dazed as it is usually
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
The topic of treating and healing concussions is a controversial issue because of the long-term effects people could experience if there is a lack of proper care. One of the common arguments is based on a individual’s return to contact sports after having a concussion. The argument is separated by those who believe it is safe to return from a concussion to sports and those who believe it is not safe to return. Those who believe the child should stop playing sports are acting out of safety and concern
Athlete’s Concept of sports injury. According to Wong, P.,& hong, Y. (2005, February 6) the result of the injury from engaging in football decreases the physical activity and time of the player. It is also stated that the injury prohibits the player to participate training sessions and actual game. There is a higher possibility of injury during the actual game than training sessions for it has higher intensity of the speed. Football is a contact sport; players often experience the body contact from