Joe Able Football Helmets & Concussions POW!! CRACK!! I just attempted to deliver a key block on a 240lb linebacker in order for my quarterback to score a touchdown. Our helmets collided. I was dizzy‚ the lights got brighter‚ and my head was pounding; I could have sworn I had a concussion. On the sideline a teammate said I’d be fine and that I was going to have the game of a lifetime. I strapped my helmet back up and went back onto the field. I actually did have that game of lifetime‚ but at
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Reece Quade Mr. Brooke English 3 Research paper 10 March 2013 NFL Rules The new rules in the National Football League are changing the way the game is being played and the way it affects the players. One of the many ways it affects the players is benefiting their health‚ and that’s why most of the new rules are added into the NFL. There is an average of 128 concussions per year and about nine concussions per week. There are positive ends and negative ends of the whole situation that can
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Shaun. "Concussions in Sports: Wake-Up Call." Newsday (Long Island‚ NY). 07 Jul. 1996: B4+. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 26 Feb. 2016. "A concussion is a bruise to the brain caused by a sudden blow to the head....Of all the severe injuries in contact sports‚ it is one of the most common”(1). This is relevant to my topic because it explains what a concussion is‚ and this can help explain why the people need to be more concerned about concussions. A bruise to the brain is known as a concussion. It is
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Michael Marquez Professor Winters ENG-120J 7 September 2013 Concussions: Creating Awareness for Sports-Related Brain Injuries The National Football League is one of the biggest organizations in the United States. The injury rate in football is overwhelming‚ so overwhelming there are already studies out saying football might lead to suicide. Injuries are quite the stat in today’s sports world but the scariest numbers of them all are head injuries. People don’t realize how big of a dilemma it
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Thesis: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and concussions have great effects on former NFL players. Attention Getter: Talk about how many people dream and long to play in the NFL‚ but they do not realize the long term effects on their head. I am going to get the attention of the reader with an abrupt fact about about the high percentage of NFL players that had CTE. Interest Explained: Say how I am interested in this problem because I have a love for football‚ and have played since I was little. Also
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Picture your favorite player from your team out for the season because of multiple concussions. This is said mostly the NFL. It is dangerously increasing players chances of getting diagnosed with the diseases CTE’s and ALS. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS is caused by overtime head trauma and concussions. Lou Gehrig was the first ever known athlete to get diagnosed and died this disease. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy are multiple diseases like Alzheimer’s. Athletes and fans should be more
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Nowadays‚ it seems like athletes get concussions all the time. Concussions can be very detrimental to a persons health‚ and should be taken seriously. Athletes should take more time out of their sport when they get a concussion or other head injury because it could lead to brain damage in the future‚ it could be very serious‚ and because high school students are a lot more prone to concussions. However‚ on the bottom of the first article it states there has been a rise in technological advances that
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the week is why should you guys be interested in the NFL Draft? One of the many reasons why you should be interested in the NFL Draft is because it’s one of the most important weekends of the year. Therefore if any sports fan or even college fans that don’t care about the NFL but‚ care about their college team to see where their favorite players on their favorite college team will go and continue their careers. “It’s no secret that the NFL draft is catnip cut with Vicodin for the Pro football
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injury that is frequently worried about is a concussion. A concussion is when temporary unconsciousness caused by a blow to the head. Football players take repeated blows to the head so a concussion is very common in this sport. The question is though is it too dangerous for HIGH SCHOOL students. First the side effects of concussions are not to be taken lightly such as vomiting‚ headaches and much more‚ but it is the long term effects of a concussion that they are worried
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their players suffering concussions. Most people do not even know what a concussion really is. A concussion is a bruise to the brain due to a sudden blow to the head (“Concussions in Sports”). This is one of the most common injuries in football‚ however‚ this is one of the more serious injuries. Football is a gruesome sport which is why football teams need to be on alert in case a concussion hits. Sports teams need to be more concerned about concussions because a concussion will affect a player short
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