Sports injuries are unpredictable, and as hard as some athletes try, they can be unavoidable. Injuries take a personal toll on the individual and the entire team. Injuries from one sport can effect a sport that occurs later in the season. This was the case for Bradley Whitler (11).
Whitler was injured towards the very end of his football season this past year. He said that “It didn’t affect me during football, but it definitely did for during basketball season.” Whitler has not been able to practice, but he has assisted with coaching and still helps where he can, even though he says that “being on the sidelines is really bad, and it’s not fun watching them play.”
Brantley Deaton (9) had a similar problem this basketball season. One night during
Athletes of all ages are playing with some sort of injury or concussion. The main reason athletes are never fully recovered is the aspect of those surrounding the athlete. The athlete just wants to be able to help his team and show how strong they are. Studies show “42 percent of kids said that they have downplayed or hidden injuries so that they could keep playing” (Murray, 2014, para. 6). This is how athletes today think they are being tough but in reality it can lead to more serious consequences. The consequences are not always short term they can alter your life the rest of your days. Athletes just think about what is happening right now not looking to the future.
Al Toon, father of Saints receiver Nick Toon, was forced to leave professional football after sustaining nine concussions in eight years of professional football. Football is one of the most dangerous games. As the years go on, more and more rules are being written to prevent the danger, but danger is the nature of the game. Most of these rules are for the protection of the players, but there are times when injuries can be a good thing. The Philadelphia Eagles were 3-5 to start the year, but Michael Vick was injured and the backup quarterback led the team to be 10-6, win the division, and almost beat the New Orleans Saints in the playoffs. "About 1.7 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year,
College athletes have worked both on the field and in school for decades for a chance to go pro. Athletes risk their careers for an education in the long run for a hope at getting a deal in a pro league or scoring an education. Athletes know the risk of playing the sport but love the activity enough to stay throughout the years. Playing a college sport is a way for students to receive educations or to be able to go pro in the end or even do both. Over years, players have become successful but some were not so fortunate after injuries that left them unable to play. Students know risk of playing a sport from the time they first start playing the sport. From 1988 through 2004, there were 200,000 injury reports, this data includes when an athlete misses a day or more of practice or competition, which
I chose to write about Derrick Rose and Shawne Merriman this week, the name of his article is I’ve been there. The article discussed Derrick Rose and Shawne’s knee injuries. I do believe from there descriptions, you can use the stress and sport injury model for both of these players. With Rose and Merriman’s injuries they seemed as if they had the stress of living up to the pressures of tributes, awards and winning for their teams. I wonder if they were under a lot of stress that disrupted there muscle coordination and there attention needed to compete at an elite level. These athletes at the time of their injuries where key players and important to their team. Both these athletes had previous injuries and received the best medical care. From
Football players who are subjected to multiple repetitive blows to the brain can experience serious long-term damage that can affect every aspect of their lives. These blows have a cumulative effect on the brain that can lead to symptomatic concussions, asymptomatic post-concussive abnormalities, and altered neurological and cognitive functioning. Furthermore, participating in tackle football prior to the age of 12 places an individual at an even greater risk for degenerative damage. Kevin Turner, an Ex-New England Patriot and Philadelphia Eagle, took these risks. He began his career as a tackle football player at the age of 5 and ended his career after playing in the NFL for only eight years. In 2010, he was diagnosed with debilitating ALS
In the NCAA tournament Louisville player Kevin Ware suffered a horrific injury to his lower right leg while attempting to block an opposing player’s shot. Six months later, Ware was healed and back to practicing. Ware got lucky and could still play the game, others have not been so lucky and end up not being able to play sports again. The NCAA and the National Athletic Trainers' Association have an injury surveillance system that collects injury reports submitted by trainers and compile injury statistics for the roughly 380,000 male and female college
Getting hurt while playing sports is no fun, especially if it happens to you twice in the same season or should I say year. Having to watch your teammates train and compete while you are sitting on the sidelines really stinks, in fact it sucks.
Sports are great to keep you in shape and to have fun but there is also a heavy risk of getting injured. Injuries such as pulling a hamstring or breaking an arm can lead to many complications. There are 2 injuries that are pretty common but they are some of the worst injuries. That is an ACL tear and a concussion.
Athletes play with injuries all the time, but allowing athletes to continue to play a sport while injured can easily cause bad lifestyle issues or even worse, death. There are many cons when it comes to this not only for the athlete, but for the athletic trainer, the coaches, the owners of the team, the sponsors, the parents, and even the fans. Of course nobody wants to see an athlete injured, or see them dealing with pain. They want them to get better, but majority of times it is for their own selfish reasoning. The athlete brings in the money, and also the success for the team. There are many reasons why athletes do not let it be known they are injured and this is because they are nervous of not having any playing time,
Injuries in American football, can some of them be prevented? With the increase in injuries in football coaches are looking for better ways to try and prevent unnecessary injuries. Even though you cannot prevent all the injuries as a coach you want to at least prevent some.
So on a scale from one to twenty, how many football players get injuries to be more specific, knee injuries. Well with all the people that get hurt is higher than expected and sometimes it can mess with their job if they don’t heal fast. Many football players in the past have gotten a lot of injuries.
The main research of this paper is Sports injuries. Sport injuries are very common in the modern world and it has severe effects in the life of athletes. Injuries related to sport can lead to loss of life, body parts or career depending on the severity of the accident. Sport injuries have several negative impacts on the physical, mental, social ability of athletes. To accomplish the paper appropriately some real-life examples have been included in this research, for illustration. For better understanding of the rise of the sports related injuries, a graph has been mentioned that shows the difference between the numbers of sports injuries recently compared to 2004. Finally the research paper has been concluded by proving that
Anyone can get an injury in general, but if you participate in sports, every day that you play or practice your sport or sports you have that chance of getting a sports injury.
Injuries occur for various reasons. Brady was a two sport athlete. When an athlete overuses their body, injuries can occur on several levels: traumatic injury, sprain, a pulled muscle, concussion, etc. According to Exercises to Prevent Common Athlete Injuries, “Injury typically occurs when your muscle is overloaded beyond its ability…” (Mercola, 2015).
Injuries play a big role in an athlete's career and his or her overall health, although minor injuries are often nothing to worry about they can lead to something serious especially if the injury is repeatedly being aggravated. scrapes, cuts, bruises, and broken bones are all things to worry about. When a player is injured he or she is losing play time and money and why risk this when there is small but giant steps that can be taken to prevent injuries. But brain injuries are something much more serious even if the player says not to worry because something worse than losing playtime is losing your life. Albert C. hergenroeder has written an article on preventing sports injuries, he says that there are 3 million sports injuries among kids around