According to seven X Game sports, extreme athletes have suffered about four million injuries between 2000 and 2011. Though the thrill of risk taking may be fun, it is very dangerous. Children should not participate in these extreme sports because they are too dangerous.These dangerous sports cause many serious injuries and sometimes death. These risky sports and serious injuries are not fit for children. In the article, “Should Children Do Extreme Sports?”,the author, Lauren Tarshis talks about how skateboarding, BMX bikes, snowboarding, skiing, snowmobiles, surfing, airplane jumps, and mountain climbing are all sports that push the human body to its limits. This means that, a person is expected to do as much as his or her body is capable of. If something goes wrong, injuries, possibly severe, could occur. This problem becomes even worse because younger and younger kids are participating in these sports. For example, in the article, ”Should Kids Do Extreme Sports?”, the author, Lauren Tarshis tells about seventh grader Jett Eaton who fractured his skull, suffered brain trauma, and a concussion while performing a trick on his skateboard. He even had a trainer with him and was wearing safety equipment. This means …show more content…
In the article, “The Science of Thrill-Seeking”, the author, Jennifer Dignan states a willingness for tenneagers to take risks. This happens because the brain increases the desire for new experiences. In other words, a child’s desire to try extreme sports is a desire driven by the brain. But, according to the article, “Should Kids Do Extreme Sports?”,the author, Lauren Tarshis states that psychologist Jesse Matthews says, “Kids tend to think about what is happening this minute, not what is going to happen an hour from now.” This shows that children have a desire to try new and dangerous things, but they do not understand the consequences of their
There is a topic that is currently being widely conversed, meaning a lot of people are talking about it. This topic is whether or not kids should be able to do extreme sports. Lots of people think kids should be able to do extreme sports, but others think they shouldn't. What do you think should kids be able to do extreme sports? If it were your choice and you could stop kids from doing extreme sports would you? I know I wouldn’t is bad for kids to do extreme sports as they could get injured, mentally scarred or even die; I say no to kids doing extreme sports as I wouldn't want my future kid to get injured or the other possibilities I don't want this to happen to others.
A topic that has recently come into great interest in the media is whether or not children and teens should play competitive sports. Some may say that they should because sports can teach valuable life lessons. Others believe the chance of injury is too great. While some children can sustain injuries from sports, studies have shown that children are more likely to injure themselves biking than playing football or any other sport. “Sports do not build character.
Children who are active recklessly engage in activities where injuries can occur. Nobody can predict when or how seriously anybody will get injured during an activity, however, the risks of children playing tackle football is prevalent where the dangers are imminent. The game of tackle football on a youth level is dangerous for children since they are developing physically and mentally. According to an article from The Atlantic, “America’s most dangerous football is in the peewee leagues, not the National Football League” (Barra, 2013). According to a journal article, “sports injuries account for approximately 23% of pediatric emergency department injury related visits” (Podberesky, Unsell & Anton, 2009). “Of these sports injury-related
The magazine article, “Be A Good Sport” by Lori Calabrese shows the history of sports along with the benefits and drawbacks that come with them. Calabrese explains that, “Sports may have begun as a form of survival.” because of the evidence that has been found from Egyptian tombs and wall paintings; the paintings showed wrestling and acrobatics in ways that helped their daily lives. Once the 19th century came around, the sports we know of today first began; many sports came about at the same time and spread rapidly all over the world. Although sports have evolved drastically since then, children and adults still get hurt while participating in these activities that sometimes cause serious harm. Despites knowledge of these bad occurrences, people
After first reading the essay “Sports Should be Child’s Play,” I believe David Epstein made a valid point when discussing the issue of children participating in competitive sports at a too young of an age. He effectively delivered his argument by giving an appropriate amount of evidence without crowding the piece and losing the reader. There were certain sections of the essay that would have been difficult to understand without context, however Epstein was able to guide the reader and explain the evidence and situation when necessary. The title of the essay drew me in because “child's play” coincides with something that can be easily accomplished and is enjoyable. However sports, at the higher level, are challenging and are required to be taken seriously. If children are playing at competitive level too early in their life, it can cause a loss of enjoyment and be detrimental to their physical and mental health.
High school sports are one of American student’s favorite extracurricular activities. High school sports provide a sense of school pride and dedication to the athlete’s school. Many students play in hopes of a college scholarship in their desired sport. Despite the dreams that come with sports the sad truth is that many sport careers end short by some sort of injury. Injuries in high school sports vary from a range of things. High school athletes suffer from damage to the brain, spine, bones, ligaments, and tendons. Sports also take a mental toll of the athlete putting them at risk of cardiac arrest. Student Athletes are also pressured to take harmful performance enhancing products and take up harmful dietary patterns to try and gain an edge. Sports have many beneficial qualities but can be harmful to the body if performed in an unhealthy fashion. The truth is that anytime an athlete engages in physical activity they are at risk.
One of the assumptions Statsky makes is that, “One readily understandable danger of overly competitive sports is that they entice children into physical actions that are bad for growing bodies” (627). This statement rests on the assumption that children would not perform any “physical actions that are bad for growing bodies” (Statsky 627) without organized competitive sports. This is simply untrue. Children jump from swings, climb trees, skateboard, “pop wheelies” and otherwise put themselves in physical peril with alarming regularity. Children’s free and unorganized play often results in broken bones and stitches, even for the most timid children.
Every sport has its tricks and ways of doing things the right way. You can assure anyone that the sport their child is playing is safe, because there is always a stronger, bigger, faster player than them. Personally, I believe football is a demanding sport that requires a lot of strength, and stamina. If you read the article “Hard Knocks” by Alan Schwarz, it gives a brief story about a young football player. “The autopsy showed that his brain was in the early stage of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, more commonly known as C.T.E.” Many football players die from this condition.
Young athletes put in danger by the competition, aggressiveness, and intensity of sports. Kids everyday are being pushed past limits by coaches parents and fans. The intensity of sports has become so high they are causing mental and physical exhaustion. Sports like wrestling has kids eat different to either lose gain weight. Football player, Baseball player, and even cheerleader have to work out in extreme temperatures. Some kids involved in competitive sports have been taking weight lifting classes and even just conditioning. The youth are being put in danger due to how competitive, aggressive, and intense youth sports have become.
Hey, sports injuries are becoming a major problem in the world today. It is so bad, that parents, and coaches won’t even let their own kids play sports, because of the rise in injuries. What injury has the most concerned? Well, that injury of course would have to be brain injuries, or more commonly known as concussions. The rise in concussions has parents, and coaches most concerned, because of the long term effect on a person. So, with the rise in injuries, mostly concussions more, and more kids are not getting to experience some get things.
Many parents will argue about whether kids should be allowed to play sports at such a young age. In my opinion, I think kids shouldn’t be allowed to play sports at a young age. When they grow older, I think that kids should be allowed to play sports. When a young athlete gets injured, coaches may not be trained for an injury and the child can suffer more serious injuries just from that. Kids want to skip practice so they will often fake an injury, serious coaches will use shaming techniques and call athletes “ladies” or man up, and athletes might not have the best protective gear, making them more likely to have a concussion. Worst of all, coaches
Many people are hurt each year racing “51,000 children ages 5 to 14 are hurt annually riding all-terrain vehicles, mopeds and minibikes” This is simply shocking due to the fact that this is only children, The number is so big for adults the number can only be estimated. Dirt bike racing breaks down into two categories enduro racing or endurance racing and motocross racing. Both kinds of racing provide thrill seeking experiences that many people live for, but everyone one of those people are taking a chance that can prove deadly. With the number of injuries that racers of all kinds face, racing proves to be one of the most brutal sports in the world.
According to statistics gathered by youth sports organizations, “Up to 50 million kids play youth sports in America, and 73 percent of those who begin playing a sport quit before they turn 13” (Binns). The children could have quit because they did not like the disappointment of losing, or because they are exhausted from their parents pushing them too hard. But parents have their reasons for pushing their children into sports. “Studies show that kids who play sports are less likely to become obese, abuse drugs or alcohol or to perform poorly in school” (McCormick). If children are not active, then they will most likely become overweight, and if they have nothing to do in their pastime, they may turn to drugs and alcohol, which usually leads to a decrease in grades in school.
It 's been outrageous , how many kids get injured per year playing youth sports for school and organizations. The youth who play sports receive plenty medical attention throughout the year due to injuries cause from actions made occuring in games. Health plays a big part in sports because if your are are not healthy many things can go wrong with the body including dehydration, heart problems , and muscle spasm. Playing a sport can be very hard to juggle with school and also getting talked down by coaches and parents. Dehydration is a high possibility because of outside sports that happen in the spring/summer and playing and practicing in humid conditions that you are not well prepared for can be bad and there will be consequences. Parents and
More than 38 million children and adolescents participate in organized sports in the United States each year. The most sports related injuries in kids are scrapes and bruises, brain and spinal injuries, teeth, ankles, knees, ACL, eyes, pulled muscles, sunburn and broken bones.... ... middle of paper ... ...