I argue that action needs to be put on the players that are making the illegal hits. The changes have decreased the amount of concussions. However, the illegal hits from repeating players is going to continue. Major injuries will unfortunately always be a factor in contact sports. The reason these injuries are still common in hockey is because no discipline has been put on the players causing injuries. Benson talks about how the NHL player safety may not be fining these players enough. Pro players now make enough to where the small fines doesn't impact them. Therefore, we don't see a tremendous decrease in the amount of illegal hits. In Wandlind, Michael W. and Oscar Guillamondegui's article, Eliminating the Confusion Surrounding Concussions in Sports, they both talk about how the majority of concussions in sports come from football. Football hits are a lot of the time less preventable because the goal of many players is to tackle the ball carrier in order to keep them from scoring. They mention how hits in hockey that are causing concussions are more preventable for the player.To conclude, my argument involving the issue of conclusions is as
I argue that action needs to be put on the players that are making the illegal hits. The changes have decreased the amount of concussions. However, the illegal hits from repeating players is going to continue. Major injuries will unfortunately always be a factor in contact sports. The reason these injuries are still common in hockey is because no discipline has been put on the players causing injuries. Benson talks about how the NHL player safety may not be fining these players enough. Pro players now make enough to where the small fines doesn't impact them. Therefore, we don't see a tremendous decrease in the amount of illegal hits. In Wandlind, Michael W. and Oscar Guillamondegui's article, Eliminating the Confusion Surrounding Concussions in Sports, they both talk about how the majority of concussions in sports come from football. Football hits are a lot of the time less preventable because the goal of many players is to tackle the ball carrier in order to keep them from scoring. They mention how hits in hockey that are causing concussions are more preventable for the player.To conclude, my argument involving the issue of conclusions is as