head causing concussions. The sports world has been very busy lately addressing lawsuits‚ putting together committees and discussing various rule changes. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says “The NFL and its clubs have long made player safety a priority and continue to do so.”(Morelli pg2) But is this the complete truth. Concussions are a very serious occurrence in the sports world today. Concussions don’t always involve being hit and then knocked out like most people think. A concussion occurs when
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have a risk of stabbing or burning yourself by accident. In this case‚ whenever you participate in a sport‚ you have the risk of getting a concussion. What is a concussion? A concussion is a brain injury caused by a blow to the head or a violent shaking of the head and body. "The Centers for Disease control estimates more than 300‚000 sports-related concussions occur each year in the United States." (Article One) In teens‚ controversy has come to the point where adults ask: By law‚ a medical professional
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injury that most football players encounter is concussions. It doesn’t matter if a player is big or small‚ an adolescent or an adult‚ that injury can still happen to anyone that plays football. Researchers at the Center for Injury Biomechanics found that even though youth league players have few and lower magnitude head impacts than high school and college players‚ high magnitude hits do occur and happen during most football practices. A concussion occurs when a traumatic hit is impacted to the brain
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Football is a very violent sport ‚but should not be banned. Football is America’s sport that most of the American population enjoys watching. Football isn’t plalyed in as many countries. The countries that play football are Canada‚Mexico‚Japan‚Austria‚France‚ and the United States.There are a lot of people calling for football to be banned such as doctors and other health physicians.Football was created in America and should be allowed to play the high school level. First of all‚ football teaches
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Encephalopathy (CSTE)... found evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)‚ a progressive degenerate disease."(Whyte 1). Whyte continues to explain that Boogaard suffered brain trauma in his frontal lobe‚ which can be attributed to multiple concussions obtained from years of fighting. The damage to Boogaard ’s brain increased his violent tendencies and lowered his self confidence‚ both of which are symptoms of having brain damage. Boogaard ’s aggressive behavior resulted in more fighting and further
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The Mind Matters Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to be at the forefront of concussion prevention. A concussion is like a bruise on the brain; youth concussions are a gateway to negative effects at first impact and can possibly lead to life threatening injuries. We believe that implementing certified athletic trainers‚ providing equipment‚ and educating primary and secondary school’s athletic departments will aid in ameliorating awareness and prevention. By executing our research
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Over 1.2 million head impacts were recorded during this period‚ causing sixty-four players to suffer concussions. However‚ the majority of those who suffered concussions wore the older model helmet‚ and after thoroughly studying the data‚ the researchers were able to conclude that those wearing the newer‚ more technologically advanced Riddell Revolution helmet faced only 46.1% the risk of concussion that those wearing the older VSR4 model did. This illustrates the positive impact technology can have
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Hitting is a major component of contact sports‚ and there are often arguments regarding whether or not for instance‚ body checking‚ should be banned in minor league games. Coming from a family of hockey players‚ I have always been against banning hitting‚ as I simply saw it as part of the game. However‚ after being fortunate enough to hear the heartbreaking story of Donald Sanderson‚ my perspective has completely changed. Sanderson’s story about her son immensely impacted me‚ and left me very emotional
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life‚ when you think of sports you think of injuries such as concussions‚ broken bones‚ and torn muscles. You can only hope that nothing goes wrong for the person that is pursuing their life a sport. But I’m going to briefly describe a few common injuries 1. Concussions 2. Broken bones 3. Torn muscles Concussions: Are brain injuries‚ usually caused by a hard impact to your head 1. The important things you should know about concussions is that. Symptoms Long term effects Treatment Symptoms:
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Football players more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease‚ study finds By Nadia Kounang‚ CNN updated 4:38 PM EDT‚ Wed September 5‚ 2012 [pic] (CNN) -- Just hours before the 2012 NFL season kicks off‚ a new study suggests that professional football players are three times more likely to have neurodegenerative diseases than the general population. When researchers specifically looked at Alzheimer’s disease and ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease
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