On February 7, 2016, millions of Americans will be watching Super Bowl 50, the 50th anniversary of the NFL championship game. Football has always been a great way to bring family and friends together; however, it is a dangerous sport for the athletes who play it, especially young athletes. Football can cause many types of life-threatening brain diseases. If children start to play football at a young age, they are much more likely to suffer more injuries. Kids should not play football because they do not understand the risks football, devastating concussions, and the long lasting negative of effects of this lethal sport. First off, kids should not play football is because kids do not understand the dangers of football, and handle it immaturely. …show more content…
“After my concussion, I had terrible headaches, problem sleeping, and I became obnoxious when trying to exercise,” says Urschel. For young athletes, suffering a concussion can be critical to their lives. They will have difficulty keeping up in school, have to sit out for portions of the season, and have problem sleeping along with headaches. Also, the number of concussions has been on the rise. According to the Southwest Athletic Trainer’s Association, the number of emergency room visits for concussions doubled for children between 8 and 13 and tripled for older people (US News and World Report). Concussion rates are on the rise, raising the probability that a child could get a concussion. Also, more concussions mean more emergency room visits, which could cost a great deal of money. More and more young athletes are going through many terrible experiences due to concussions. Concussions can do massive amounts of damage to the …show more content…
Repeated concussions can cause post-concussion syndrome, which causes problems with memory, mood, and focus, according to “Deadly Hits: The Story of Ex-Football Player Chris Coyne.” Coyne says that after concussions, he had memory lapses. For example, he went to the kitchen for Gatorade, and then forgot why he was there. During class, Chris physically could not take the information on the board and transfer it onto his notes. Many other football players experience this growing crisis, and be forced to quit their beloved sport, as Chris did. Also, brain disease is common in football players. According to the NFL, one in three retired football players could develop brain disease related to concussions. An even more eye-opening disease is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is a brain disease that people can get if they have a history of brain injury, and it can only be diagnosed after death. As reported by Jennifer Shotz in “Should Kids Play Football,” eight NFL players who committed suicide have been found to have had this disease, Paul Oliver of the San Diego Chargers being the most recent one (12). If young athletes begin this sport from a young age, their chances of being hit will rise, and their chances of developing CTE or other brain diseases will rise significantly. Multiple, unreported concussions can lead to dangerous brain
...he NFL dismissed claims [of TBI and CTE] parents continued to [allow] their children to play football without knowing the repercussions.” There has recently been an acknowledgement that children could develop brain injuries through playing football and it was suggested in the episode that no one under the age of fourteen should play tackle football. Although, in my personal opinion, I believe that tackle football is still very dangerous to play even after the age of fourteen. Due to the fact the brain is not fully developed until the mid-twenties there are negative results playing tackle football could have on children to young adults. Although young people playing football may be more susceptible to the negative consequences playing football can have on the brain it does not mean those over a certain age are invincible to such problems, as learned from the episode.
As explained early on in this article, football can cause several physical and mental injuries either instantly or in the near future. This is due to the constantly tackling, hitting, and screaming from all the players and coaches. Because of these intense actions, football can increase the chance of dementia-like symptoms in players. This was examined by Ann Mckee, a neuropathologist, who ran several tests in the Veterans Hospital
Since football’s inception, it has been considered a manly sport. Young boys have been encouraged by their parents to participate in the game. For many boys, it is considered a rite of passage. However, football is a dangerous sport. A study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy found, “an estimated 5.25 million football-related injuries among children and adolescents between 6 and 17 years of age were treated in U.S. emergency departments between 1990 and 2007. The annual number of football-related injuries increased 27 percent during the 18-year study period, jumping from 274,094 in 1990 to 346,772 in 2007” (Nation 201). These reported injuries include sprains and strains, broken bones, cracked ribs, torn ligaments, and concussions. A concussion usually happens when a player takes a hard hit to the head or is knocked unconscious on the playing field, and if not diagnosed and treated quickly, a concussion can result in death.
Football is possibly too dangerous of a game for young boys and girls to be playing. I am not talking about all forms of football, but more specifically tackle football. Yes, football may possibly be one of America’s loved sport because of the brutality that it consists of; although I believe that there should be an age where kids should start playing such a horrific game. At the age of ten young boys, and girls, should be worrying about who they are going to be playing with outside at recess. Kids should not have to be worried about their friends having to miss school because of a concussion, or worse him or herself.
High school football may be dangerous but it is also a life altering experience. From what these boys can do out on the field to what they can become in life and all the things they can accomplish, putting it in peoples head that it is a dangerous sport is ridiculous. Yes, football can cause some serious injury but those chances aren’t very high and what are these boys going to get out of life if they never take that risk? Then end up asking themselves, “what if?” These boys should not let anything get in the way of what they want to do because even if they fail
Concussions and the effect they have on people ranging from the young to the old has become a very popular discussion in recent years. Generally people watch sports for entertainment and then there are those who engage in high impact sports from a very young age on. The people at home know how fun playing in a sport is, however they may not know the brutal consequences for some participating in that sport. Injuries to the brain are a main concern among those in the world of high impact sports. Football, soccer, wrestling, lacrosse, and rugby are among sports that athletes receive injuries in. The injuries vary from sprains, to fractures, to torn MCL or ACL, and bruised organs. Concussions are a severe type of injury endured by athletes in the sports world and this life changing injury is one that people are becoming more aware of.
The author (“Bennet Omalu”) argues that after all the research has been done about how football is linked to brain injury, there is no question that children should not be aloud to play football. A big issue is that even if a child has no documented concussions or reported symptoms and that child continues to play
From long practice hours, hot summer workouts, and many Friday nights, my personal observation of this dangerous sport is exceptionally prevalent. My initial experience of the damage that football brings came my eighth grade year when I witnessed a senior football player on my team try and eat a phone on the ride home after receiving a concussion in the third quarter of the game. Which is a prime example to defend the fact that football related injuries to the head result in people not “being all there.” Not only have I seen someone try and eat a phone, but I have also witnessed head injuries resulting in my own friend randomly yelling at me after a game for no reason, and also a friend trying to jump down a full flight of stairs thinking he was starring in a movie. The fast paced, high intensity contact that comes with playing football is nothing to think flippantly of when it plays a role on brain trauma, and the results of brain trauma.
Football is a dangerous sport, there is no doubt about that. Head and body injuries are common during football. “Even blows that don’t result in concussions are now linked to the onset, years later, of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that can result in mood disorders and dementia,” Max Boot explains in his article “In Defense Against Football.” So, many people are debating whether it is becoming too dangerous to pursue anymore. Football lovers everywhere are taking it upon themselves to determine whether their love for the sport is becoming a problem. There are many things that some parents and fans of the sport are neglecting to realize. Football, though dangerous, is one of the largest and most loved sports in America. It is
Tyrell Cameron lined up for a punt return at his Friday night high school game. What he didn’t know was that that would be his last play. Tyrell died because of a hard hit which ended in his neck being broken. The sophomore for Franklin Parish high school was taken off the field on a stretcher and died later that night at the hospital. There has been a lot of debate recently about what age children should be allowed to play football, if at all. Head injuries are a main reason given to not allow young men to play. I believe that players can make their own decisions based on the risks when they turn 16.
First and foremost, football is one of the most dangerous sports to play in high school; in fact, it’s more dangerous to play in high school than in college. A study has shown that, “…estimated high school football players suffered 11.2 concussions for every 10,000 games and practices, whereas college players, the rate is 6.3.”(Frontline) Another reason, which makes football so dangerous in high schools, is that most high schools don’t have standard medical testing for football players and have no standard requirement for medical personnel for the team. (NPR) Most importantly,
I disagree with the author, I think kids should play football and hockey. It builds character and toughens kids up. This is a bad topic to write on, every answer you get will be bias. The kids who play football and hockey or love that sport will say kids should play the sport. The kids who hate football and hockey will say kids should not play the sport. So every answer you get will be bias. To stay on topic tho I say that kids should play football and hockey. I wanted to play hockey as a kid but my didn't like the physicality and thought i would get hurt just like the article says. Guess what my mom hates hockey, that proves the bias point i made earlier. I still think playing those sports has many benefits to the kids.
Kids have their own thoughts about what they want to do and if they want to play football then let them. When kids play football they feel happy because they get to interact with other kids and it helps kids learn sportsmanship. Football may be dangerous in some ways, but it makes kids strong and they get to be apart of a team. Most kids succeed when they play sports like football. Dangerous sports like soccer is not good for kids because they might get kicked in the chins but football has protective gear.
Do you think children under 19 should play football? Well I believe children under 19 should not play football. What I’m trying to say is, children can get seriously injured.
Running across the field and making a goal is one of the best feelings in the world. But that might not be an opportunity anymore. Many parents refuse to let their children play the sport, football, saying that it is dangerous. Football is not dangerous. There is no reliable data to support the injuries that led to neurological diseases and players of other sports are just as likely to get the same diseases, too.