Head Injuries In High School Sports

Football as well as many other sports require a tremendous amount of contact around the area of the head. Forty-Seven percent of all reported sports concussions occur during high school football. Over the years, many head related injuries have become more common while playing high school sports. People used to be careless of head injuries until the numbers of concussions that have been occurring began to raise quickly. Because of this people are starting to take action and becoming more aware of head injuries to try to prevent them. Head injuries may often lead to concussions, which in some cases lead to long-term head trauma. Head injuries are being prevented by trying to reduce head impact in practice, trying to follow the rules, and trying to attempt to strengthen the muscles in the neck. Initially, head injuries are being prevented by coaches limiting the amount of head impact in the practice setting. For example, because of all the head contact that happens in a real football game coaches limit the amount of head contact in practice. With the limits that are set on full-contact sports will
For instance, different sports organizations have tried to put different rules in the game in order to lessen a number of head injuries that take place on the field. The NFL and many other organizations have altered the rules dealing with impact to the head. Recently, the National Football League has changed one of their rules of head contact; “It is a foul if a runner or tackler initiates forcible contact by delivering a blow with the top/crown of his helmet against an opponent when both players are clearly outside the tackle box” (Marvez, Alex). It is the NFL’s job to protect not only the person that is being tackled but also the person that is doing the act of tackling. Periodically changing the rules of the game is how the NFL is finding ways to prevent head