Sports are a universal wide phenomenon. Athletics are played all over the globe and also here in Bullhead. Many people in the local high schools and through the city participate in sports. Many of the sports require some safety gear but it is not always quality. This tends to cause many injuries in sports that can be easily avoided with the right equipment. Other sports require safety equipment but not every safety accessory necessary to protect the players. This includes things like pads on soccer goals, facemasks on baseball helmets, or even mouth guards in football. These are all things that can be used to avoid serious injuries. If the equipment was improved, our local athletes could be in less danger of injuring themselves.
Simple things like rules and regulations can help with the sport equipment issue. In many sports there are already rules, but some can be added. Referees or Umpires can also check gear to make sure it is up to standards. Little adjustments in the game can make it much safer for the players. At Mohave High School, our basketball games would have been safer for us if we had our athletic trainer to tape our ankles up when we rolled them. Instead, we had our coach or a parent do it for us. There were numerous times when a girl rolled her ankle out on the court and the coach helped us out, but our athletic trainer was no where to be found. At all the away games though the school would have a trainer. All around the country there are many injuries everyday and many local participants take those risks. We need to provide the proper equipment so our athletes are safe.
In football, concussions are high in numbers every week. It is almost always because of head on collisions with other players. “Terry Bradshaw, ...
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...tic equipment could save athletes the pain and the money caused by injuries. Sports need quality equipment.
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