Loren Powers 11/20/2012 English 102 The Dangers of Concussion in Football In a country that thrives on competition it is no wonder Americans have embraced football as their favorite sport. Every weekend during football season‚ millions line up‚ tune in‚ or change the channel to watch their favorite teams do battle for 60 minutes. It is a rough physical game and at the collegiate and professional levels‚ played by some of the worlds best athletes. There are many dangers involved when
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First‚ I would like to discuss the fact that concussions are a well-known enough concern that allows people to make decisions on weather taking part in the game of football is worth the risk. In an article written in 2011 on ESPN.com‚ former Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew commented on whether he would play through a concussion or take himself out of the game. Jones-Drew responded by saying he would hide the concussion: “The bottom line is: You have to be able to put food on
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Tackling the Concussion Issue Imagine that feeling when all your friends are playing football‚ but your parents do not let you because they are afraid of concussions. You would feel left out‚ right? In an ESPN survey‚ two thirds of the parents said they were afraid of concussions and think it is a big issue (Lavigne‚ 2012). Football is an awesome experience for kids on and off the field‚ so‚ why take that away from them? Parents should let their kids play football with the risk of concussions because
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is a Pathologist in Pittsburgh who studies the brain. While working here‚ Dr.Omalu discovered a new disorder that he named Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy‚ also known as CTE. Omalu did not discover this disorder until he did an autopsy on a former NFL Pittsburgh Steeler Football player‚ Mike Webster‚ who died at the age of Fifty. Webster was living out of his car‚ he would tase himself with a taser just to go to sleep. He was suffering from severe back pain‚ dementia‚depression‚ and amnesia. He
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Concussions and ACLs Injuries are everywhere‚ and you may not be avoidable. In the NFL‚ studies show how concussions end players careers‚ and have long term effects that ruin lives. An ACL tear is another costly long term injury. Not only are you out for an extended period‚ but it also ruins careers. Although‚ as far as long term injuries‚ concussions are worse than ACL tears. The short term affects of concussions are hard to handle. The signs of having a concussion include; memory loss‚ imbalance
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outfit/gown forming you to be nauseated‚ all as a result of a hard knock to the head. Concussions are among the most common and most dangerous injuries youth athletes receive. The majority of concussions and other mellow traumatic brain injuries should ultimately go away within one to six weeks. In some cases‚ nevertheless‚ individuals encounter post-concussion syndrome with symptoms enduring far longer than this. Post-concussion syndrome can incorporate headaches‚ dizziness‚ irritability‚ difficulty focusing
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Imagine you’re a NFL running back and you run up the field for a huge gain. The safety is there to meet you with a vicious helmet to helmet hit. You wake up on a stretcher being carried to the locker room. The crowd giving you a standing ovation. You most likely have suffered a concussion. Concussions are becoming more and more serious as today’s athletes are becoming bigger‚ faster‚ and stronger. Rules are being changed every year to try and make it safer. But is it really safe? I am going to tell
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The NFL put it in the hands of the referee to stop illegal hits during their game. “ There is a rule in the books that a referee can throw somebody out of the game ( for illegal hits)” (“How will NFL improve concussions over the next 50 years”).However there has been a decrease in those hits.Now the refs have to make those judgement calls. “ Now I’ve been watching football my whole life‚ I’ve never seen someone thrown out of the game” (“How will NFL improve concussions over the next 50
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the game first began‚ this is resulting in a much higher risk of head injuries. The players in the game today are very susceptible to concussions‚ as many superstars of hockey world have been affected by head injuries which have resulted in many early retirements or a lot of time spent off the ice. To consider how dangerous and easy it is for players to get concussions‚ it seems quite ludicrous when you see historical games when all players on the ice would play the game of hockey without helmets. Given
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Concussions‚ not a great experience for anyone‚ but could everyone be more protected from concussions if hockey helmets were made safer? Scientists are working hard to test top-brand hockey helmets‚ such as Bauer and CCM‚ to see how much power it takes to cause a concussion on each helmet and if scientists figure this out‚ hockey helmets could be made to almost prevent concussions. If hockey helmets were made safer‚ concussions would be less common‚ which would cause more hockey players to continue
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