Football, A Sport Worth Dying For? “Is football worth dying for?”....Many parents across the United States are now wondering whether or not they should let their kids play football. They are not denying their kids the game of football because they don’t like it, but rather they are not letting them play because of how medical research has shown how dangerous it is. Football is a dangerous sport, and it is definitely not a sport worth playing or dying for if its nature revolves around concussions
Harvey 1 Kenny Harvey Mr. Karwatsky Freshman Seminar, Per.1 9 January 2014 How safe is football? That is a question that many have been debating for years. Overall, I believe that football is safe to play. It seems that, in today society, there is an overwhelming in the game. Grandmothers, grandfathers, adults, kids, aunts and uncles are all interested in the game of football. I, like a lot of other people I know, am also very interested in the game. Due to medical reasons, I am unable to
Football needs to be safer or it should be removed from schools. Without a doubt concussions are one of the most dangerous parts of football. But some students think because they have all that padding on they can't get hurt. But you can because there is no such thing as a concussion proof helmet. Every year over 90,000 students get a concussion and according to health news.com about 25,000 of those students need to go to a hospital due to traumatic brain injuries. This means football needs to be
American football is arguably one of the toughest sports in the world, for many obvious reasons. The average weight and height of a defensive end is 6 foot 4, 280 pounds. The average hit speed is 20 mph, and the player on average goes through 40 g’s of force when hit full speed (Brenkus, 2010). No exception to the rule, Hall of Famer, Junior Seau was the deliverer of many of those hits to the players unfortunate enough to meet him on the field. This took an enormous toll on Seau. After 20 years of
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
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
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,
Miguel camarena P.2 Concussions Players know the risk and choose to continue playing the game. In the article five diagnosing and treating sports-Related concussion “it says that athletes who experience concussions sometimes fail to report their symptoms to avoid losing playing time.” Concussions that are unrecognized or and mismanage and put the athletes at considerable risk of potentially catastrophic sequence from a injury. Players are always aware about football and all that comes with it
Concussions and Football Helmets Football is one of America’s most watched and played sports. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays families across the nation watch as high school, college, and professional athletes compete against one another. What a lot of people do not know is that football is America’s most dangerous sport. It is very rare to watch a game not have it be stopped for some sort of injury. One of the most common and dangerous injuries is a concussion. Most people do not think twice about
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