The Dangers Of Sports Related Concussions

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There are more than 300,000 sports related concussions every year. Many of these are high school students, playing sports such as partial or full contact sports. Players should be sitting out till they are fully healed to prevent long term damage. It can affect their life, health, and school.

By law a medical professional tells them when they can return their sport. There are standards already in place for injuries, but are they enough? Yes, helmets and a ready medical team are good, but helmets only minimize the chance of a concussion. Sometimes you don't even know if you do have a concussion, you can be wide awake and still have a concussion. Coaches excuse collisions with phrases such as "they had their bell rung", or "they suffered a ding". This "ding" could lead to behavioral changes such as depression and memory loss. Which, if this happens enough, can affect their school work and their future.

You'd think males would be the most affected by concussions, but as article four states, females are more susceptible to

However, as article four states, females are more susceptible to concussions. Once they have one concussion they become more liable to another. If they return too early and receive another head injury, it can lead to serious consequences, such as death, as it states in article three. Playing a competitive sport isn't worth losing a life. Especially if they are a valuable player. It can crush the player's family and their friends. Impacting their life as well.

Concussions don't just affect the sport, it can affect the person playing the sport in so many different ways. It doesn't just affect the player, but also the player's family. Is missing game time such a big deal for people that they want them back in the game when they are "okay". Why have them back when they are just "okay" when you can have them at their fullest potential or fully