Football Too Dangerous? High School Football has become more dangerous over the years due to the causes of brain disease, Concussions and fractures. High school football players nationally, have sustained more than half a million injuries. High School football has been shown to become more dangerous due to high levels of ankle and knee injuries. The player’s positions that sustained more of these tragic injuries were “Running Backs” also “Linebackers”.
Introduction When an athlete sustains an injury while playing the sport that they love, it can have a debilitating effect. Depending on the injury, not only can they be forced to miss a significant amount of playing time (which can affect their livelihood) while they go through rehab, they also lose a huge piece of themselves. The physical part of an injury is only half the battle athletes have to face. Thoughts, feelings and spirit all contribute to sport performance, and are important parts of every athlete (Brehm, 2008). Injuries cause extreme pain, limit movements and depending on the severity, can require a large amount of time for rehab.
Evan Baker Professor Prabha Murthy English Comp-1 September 28, 2014 Paper 2- Logical Appeal Domestic Violence In The NFL Recently many gruesome cases of domestic violence have emerged in the NFL. There are millions of cases each year regarding domestic violence and it is considered by many to be one of the worst crimes committable. There has been much debate over the decision to let players in the NFL continue playing even after evidence of domestic violence has surfaced. Players should not be allowed to play if there is sufficient evidence that a crime has been committed before they are tried in court. Domestic violence is an unjustifiable crime that has been happening for centuries.
In author Paul Waldman article it stated that “Over 30,000 Americans dead every year, and tens of thousands more maimed and paralyzed.” Our country has a very bad reputation on how dangerous and violent we are. We double and triple other Countries rate of violence. Generations over time have a big part in violence. Guns are a very violent and dangerous in so many ways. One way is children play such high graphic video games and it teaches them that it is okay to be that violent.
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).
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. A concussion is a disturbance in brain function that occurs following either a blow to the head or as a result of the violent shaking of the head. Common symptoms of concussions include headache, amnesia, confusion, pressure in the head, dizziness, nausea or vomiting, ringing in the ears, slurred speech, sensitivity to light or noise, fatigue.
Problem/Issue Statement Over the past 30 years childhood obesity rate has tripled in the United States. Today nearly one out of every three children is obese or overweight. Many of these children will grow up to be obese adults that will suffer from high blood pressure, cancer, asthma, and other health related
They will often use slang and other confusing terms that people that are not ‘in the know’ of the game. When people watch the football it is quite different to if they listen to the football on the radio, people who watch the football on television usually have get a better understanding of the game at hand because they are aided by the commentators and the visual aspect of the game. On the other hand people who listen to the football get a better commentary of the game because the announcers need to explain the game in more detail because people cannot see the game that is being played. Language used in football commentary. * Slippery * Kick * Leads * Bounce * Defence * Statistic * Position * Turn overs * Play on * Pressure * Skill * Switching the play * Kick outs * Goals * Holding the ball * Bone crunching tackle * Free kick * Front and centre * Taken to ground * Spoil Some of the words people are not used to when they watch the football on television are.
Every year, nearly 15,000 people die from overdoses involving these drugs. The number of overdose deaths is now greater than those of deaths from heroin
Ovbiagele et al. (2013, p. 2361) further note that age is the most significant risk factor for all stroke types, especially ischemic stroke, with incidence of the condition increasing by a factor of more than two every ten years after the age of fifty-five years. Stroke is among the major causes of adult disability because of not only the incapacitating initial symptoms, but also the severe impairment in essential activities such as speech and walking that usually extends