Persuasive Essay: Why Football Is Bad For Children

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Football is a worldwide loved sport that everyone has heard of or have seen. Football is a great way to stay fit throughout the year. Football can also teach kids to be better students in school. Football comes with many injuries throughout life that can very well minor or can be server. People against me say that football causes to many injuries and is bad for kids. I think football is a great way to teach kids and to make them better and stronger athletes. To begin with, Football is a great way to stay fit. According to Michael Behr, M.D, an orthopedic surgeon at piedmont says that “ You do a lot of different types of training when you participate in football from sprints to distance to interval training and weightlifting. Football keeps children exercising throughout the year to get better for the on coming year. According to Health Fitness Revolution says that, “ The intensity and range of movements involved in the game, including kicks,twists, turns and throws, provide overall better exercise.” …show more content…

Jill U. adams from the institute of medicine says that, “Children who are more active show greater attention, have faster cognitive processing speed, and perform better on standardized academic test than children that are less active.” Children that play sports have a better chance on test than other students. According to Marianne engle a clinic assistants professor with the new york university child center said, “ Kids playing sports may reduce anxiety and depression.” According to Kevin bliss at livestrong.com says, “research increasingly points to academic benefits for kids that play sports have a better chance to succeed through high school and college.” Playing sports helps kids through school because if they don't keep their grades up they can't play that sport because they will be

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