Children under the age of 14 are mostly reckless and competitive so when you have them play football even the pros get hurt. Yes the children may play on a less intense scale of the game, but they are still vulnerable to injury. At such a young age, they have a life ahead of them. What if a child is severely injured to the point the parent will be taking care of the child for the rest of their lives because they are incapable of taking care of themselves. No parent wants that.
Most football players wont even realize when they have concussions. When a football player experiences a concussion they experience a temporary, trauma- induced an alteration in mental status (Tyler and Nelson 1). Also the player will hear a “bell-ringing” noise, which can cause lasting physical and mental injury, or even result in death (1). According to Tyler and Nelson, “Studies released by the American Academy of Neurology and the National Brain Injury Association indicate that 10% of college and 20% of high school football players receive brain injuries in any given season” (1). Many f these concussions are temporary, but if a player receives their first concussion are four times more likely to receive a second than someone who has never had one (1).
Abuse of Steroids Bryan Cruse Dr. T. Mathias Eng 121-fall 5 December 5, 2008 Abuse of Steroids The use of steroids in high school football is becoming a life threatening practice for young athletes. According to Seth Livingstone in Sports Weekly “lives are being altered-even lost to the use of performance enhancing substances that have made their way to the corridors and playing fields of the nation’s high school, collage, and professional athletes.” Steroids are manufactured substances that produce male hormones that produce un-natural stimulants used for muscle building. These drugs can be prescribed for things such as delayed puberty, AIDS, and other causes that cause the muscle mass to decrease. But the problem
People may argue that some players perform better under pressure however anxiety causes stress and not only will the coach be upset if one player costs them a game, but the team will be frustrated as well. When someone signs up for a competitive sport (like football) they should realize beforehand that it will be a pretty cutthroat experience. In high school football you are competing against students for scholarships, star positions, and other highly sought after amenities. In the article There’s a Reason Why Your Kids Aren’t Playing – They’re Not Good Enough by: Bill Sepros, it states “Some kids just aren't good enough to play at any competitive level . This is not a moral judgment.
They are able to run through the weaker defensive backs to get yards. Another thing about tight ends is that they can also block. This is another huge advantage because whenever you need to run the ball you can just keep the tight end with the linemen an he will block for the running back .the tight end really is a versatile position that no one has seemed to find a solution for. Tight ends just really are amazing for a football team. The
I will be discussing the specialised language of football. Football has a target audience that is between the ages of 12-80. The games can be watched by both men and women but most of the audience that watches the games are men, AFL or Football has a very unique language that the commentators use to explain the high paced and high intensity game. Anyone trying to watch the football for the first time will be very confused at first because of the language used by the commentators. They will often use slang and other confusing terms that people that are not ‘in the know’ of the game.
Many attempts have been made but it is impossible to make this game safe despite rule changes recently added to the rule book, the newfound studies of concussions, and the improvement of equipment. NFL players Mike Mitchell and LaMarr Woodley believes that the nature of football has changed, and that people are more worried about getting hurt because of the aggressiveness. Mitchell perspective on this is that rules are changing the entire purpose of the game. "I signed up to play full speed, contact football. I feel like I gotta ask a guy 'hey are you ready for me to hit you right now?'
Throughout America’s history, football has been well known and a popular sport. Throughout the years, however, the safety of helmets have always been in question. As time went on, the amount of injuries significantly went down the helmets did not solve the problem completely. On November 6, 1869 the first "football" game took place. In my research I found that helmets were not mandatory until the 30’s which left a lot of players open to injury especially when half the players were wearing helmets and the other half were not while playing on the field.
Most people are over-competitive when it comes to sports. For a while now, many people over-react because their favorite team loses a game, or the opposing team scores on them. One of the most popular sports in America, and the one that many people care about, is football. Those that are obsessed with football tend to over-react about the small things that happens in the game. I am not much of a football fan myself, but my friend and his family are.
This habit has increased for the past 10 years due to the enlargement of technology. Due to this problem people get killed or severally hurt, you don’t know it but you’re hurting yourself and others. Another bad thing about texting or talking on the phone while driving is that you can get pulled over and get a ticket. Driving while texting or talking can be a bad example for others or your kids because by you doing they probably think that they can to so it can be dangerous. There are also many under age drivers on the road that makes driving on the road more dangerous for them and anyone driving that day.