It is understandable parents are worried their kids' longterm health is in danger and that they question whether or not their kids should be playing. CTE is at the forefront of any discussion involving football today. There is no denying the facts that clearly state CTE can be detrimental to the longterm health of players. In a group study by students at Southern Utah University to determine whether or not more concussions lead to a greater chance of depression; the results clearly state that players who classify as depressed averaged 3.8 concussions and nondepressed players averaged 1.6. These numbers clearly show that the more you play football the more likely you are to become depressed down the road.
Both the townspeople and the players live for the game. The head coach, Eric Taylor, and his family are the primary focus of the show, along with the lead football players, who are stereotypically portrayed at the beginning of the series. Jason Street, the stereotypical allAmerican football quarterback, suffered a career-ending injury in the first episode of the series. This led him to deal with many difficult challenges as him and his head cheerleader girlfriend, Lyla Garrity, try to get their lives back in order after the accident. Tim Riggins is the bad boy in town, and Jason’s best friend.
Many children start playing football at a young age so their brains and bodies are not fully developed, they are more exposed to injury especially to their brain. More and more younger children are playing football, the risk of players becoming disabled is becoming higher and higher. Alzheimer’s disease is one long term effects of football. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy also known as CTE, it is a deadly brain disease that can develop from repetitive hits and tackles. NFL player Paul Oliver committed suicide after discovering he had CTE this is an example of what it could lead to.
French 1 Marcus French Mr. Swan Van Lent ELA 11/Period 2 4 April 2013 Dangers of Football In our world today, safety precautions are being taken during heavy contact sports, such as football, but are these precautions safe enough? This sport of American football has been the root of concussions in both youth and professional play. With that being said there are organizations adding rules to stop the pandemic, but it seems as if it is not enough. Also the rules and precautions that have been added have slowed the flow of the game; meaning football is less exciting. I realize this may not seem as big as of a problem, you know the old saying “Boys will be Boys” well imagine if it were your son getting injured or even getting possible permanent brain damage.
The cost of living varies greatly between the two states as well. Florida is very expensive to live in. This includes gas prices, rent, price to buy a home, and even for people that smoke; cigarettes. Living in Florida is expensive because you are never more than thirty miles from the beach. Tourists visit year-round, so prices are more in places that have the most attractions like Orlando and Tampa.
Given the fact that, for them, the game of football is a job, they should have every expectation that their employer will protect them. Secondly, the effects of the physical contact endured by players usually are not seen until years later. Football players may think that they are fine because they get up and walk away after each hit but it is well known now that football players do suffer major physical effects. These players are suffering some degree of damage with probably every hard contact. In fact, as stated by Epstein, "brain trauma in football may start much earlier, and much less conspicuously, with hits that never raise an eyebrow, much less a penalty flag".
Many situations can produce a stressful response and researchers have attempted to determine why it will leave an athlete more vulnerable to injury. In addition, there are many pyschosocial variables that make athletes more susceptible to injury, and psychosocial events that occur after an athlete has experienced an injury. Despite proper rehabilitation, many athletes are not psychologically equipped to cope with the impact of an athletic injury (Larson, Zaichkowsky, & Starkey, 1996). Advances in sports medicine have allowed remarkable physical recoveries, however, many members of the medical community are urging injured athletes to have the psychological aspects of their injuries treated as well. Initially, sport psychology was used as a catalyst to enhance athletic performance.
Stories were often told to me about his playing days and shortly after someone would pop the big question; “Do you play ball”, or “Are you going to play ball”? Those questions made not want to play because I felt I needed to be my own person. Finally when I reached to high school I decided to play football. Little did I know this decision would change my life for ever. When I first arrived on the football team there were no expectations.
During my seventeen years of life, I have played football for twelve of them. Since I was young football has impacted my life greatly and has shaped me into the person that I am today. Last year I broke my leg in a high school football game and had it taken away from me. Taking x-rays, it became clear that I broke my tibia and fibula in my ankle region. After surgery I was told my chances of playing my senior season were not in my favor.
Branden Shrout \ Major Essay Mid-Term Revision: My Cultural Analysis Football is a game that requires an enormous amount of teamwork and sportsmanship to be successful. The culture of being a part of a high school football program has the ability to teach you more on how to live your life than sitting in the classroom at school can. To many people football is considered just an after-school team sport, but to many others it’s a period of maturity and transition in their lives. This sport also provides an opportunity for a group of young men to show their strong connection and patriotism as their team plays on the local grounds of the community. Life lessons involving responsibility, trust and accountability are shown and taught by people who truly care about their team as a whole, not just themselves.