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Argumentative Essay: Should Children Play Football?
The last reason i think kids should not play football is the younger kids are the more vulnerable to the chances of getting a concussion. I think that this proves my point because i think they should wait tell their chances to a concussions stop growing. For example study researcher david ellembery a professor of kinesiology at the university of montreal in quebec said "the region of the brain responsible for working memory known as the frontal lose undergoes a growth spurt during adolescence. Also children's growing brains can make them more vulnerable

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