Some think sports such as football are causing children and teenagers to develop severe concussions. But others argue that sports are a good way to learn social skills and learn to take constructive criticism.
If one had to choose , competitive sports should not be open to young children because of all the brain injuries .
To start things off , the most important reason children shouldn’t be playing competitive sports is because of the outrageous amount of head injuries and concussions. According to the Center of Disease Control and prevention , ““In 2013,1 about 2.8 million TBI-related emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and deaths occurred in the United States”( Traumatic Brain Injury & Concussion." Centers for Disease
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For example the Center of Disease Control and prevention states that , “A TBI can also cause epilepsy and increase the risk for conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other brain disorders” (Traumatic Brain Injury & Concussion." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 06 Apr. 2017. Web. 11 Apr. 2017). This shows how people can die at young ages from these horrible diseases. Also , the Center of Disease Control and prevention states that , Thinking i.e., memory and reasoning, Sensation i.e., sight and balance;Language i.e., communication, expression, and understanding; and Emotion i.e., depression, anxiety, personality changes, aggression, acting out, and social inappropriateness ” (Traumatic Brain Injury & Concussion." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 06 Apr. 2017. Web. 11 Apr. 2017).This shows how head injuries could lead to depression and other horrible things such as suicide. Furthermore ,the Center of Disease Control and prevention states that,” Repeated mild TBIs occurring over an extended period of time can result in cumulative neurological and cognitive deficits. Repeated mild TBIs occurring within a short period of time (i.e., hours, days, or weeks) can be catastrophic or fatal” (Traumatic Brain …show more content…
The Center of Disease Control and prevention states that,” he estimated economic cost of TBI in 2010, including direct and indirect medical costs, is estimated to be approximately $76.5 billion “ (Traumatic Brain Injury & Concussion." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 06 Apr. 2017. Web. 11 Apr. 2017). This shows that all this money we spend on injury recovery we could be using for something else if competitive sports weren’t open for young children. Also , the Center of Disease Control and prevention states that,”Additionally, the cost of fatal TBIs and TBIs requiring hospitalization, many of which are severe, account for approximately 90% of the total TBI medical costs” (Traumatic Brain Injury & Concussion." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 06 Apr. 2017. Web. 11 Apr. 2017). This shows that all this money we spend on injury recovery we could be using for something else if competitive sports weren’t open for young children. To conclude the last reason , The Glasgow coma scale states that,” The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS),5 a clinical tool designed to assess coma and impaired consciousness, is one of the most commonly used severity scoring systems. Persons with GCS scores of 3 to 8 are classified with a severe TBI” (Traumatic Brain Injury &
Competitive sports in some cases are becoming very unhealthy for children. Most children would rather play on a losing team than sit on the bench of a winning team. Youth sports are a great idea to get children up and active, as well as improve their social skills. Just like every other thing in life it is important to practice and work hard to achieve success. However it is unhealthy to push for results over the needs or wants of the child. Aside from the mental stress that young athletes may experience from intense training and physical play long lasting injures is now a growing concern. Fact is competitive sports is a double edge sword if done right it is the greatest thing world, but if done wrong it can be very unhealthy for a child.
Every year, 3.5 million children ages 14 and under get hurt playing competitive sports, according to www.alfiekohn.org’s article “The Case Against Competition”. Even though some people believe that competitive sports allow children to build confidence, that is not true. Competitive sports cause injury and pressure. It would be better if competitive sports were removed from the life of children so it does not cause more harm.
The Great Depression, pulled the American economy to its all-time low. The government mitigated the depression with several methods. When the stock market collapsed, people started losing their jobs and then their homes to the banks. People were desperately searching for jobs even if it’s terrible, until the government formed the CCC. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was formed to provide hope and dignity to young American citizens and their future generations.
Most people can agree that sports are deeply imbedded in America’s culture. But through the years, more concern is being raised about a specific injury that is becoming more common while playing a sport- traumatic brain injury (TBI). A traumatic brain injury arises from an external force, causing damage to brain tissue. Brain trauma from youth football and the levels beyond can have devastating long-term effects.
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Everyone knows academics are the main point of school, but athletics have begun to take over and draw away from that focus. Many individuals believe school sports are more important than ever; however, cost is excessive and players often think about upcoming games or matches, detracting attention from homework. Therefore, districts should eliminate after-school sports because they cost tremendous amounts of money, cause academic failure, and are a major distraction.
Young children having major physical injuries while participating in sports should be of more concern. In the article High School Football Comes With a Risk, by Jeffrey Perkel it states that, “...boys aged 10 to 14 we’re most likely to end up in the nation’s emergency departments with a traumatic brain injury…,” This shows how adolescents are unnecessarily hurting themselves because of these sports. Expectedly, during the 2005-2006 US high school football season an , estimate of 517, 726 injuries were submitted to the RIO. Even my own personal experiences with sports all ended in tragic faults. Swimming with
One sport in particular would be football. Children starting tackle football at the age of 5 and 6 are putting themselves at risk for long term damage of their brain and could possibly contract CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) throughout their lives. According to Boston University CTE Center “Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes (and others) with a history of repetitive brain trauma, including symptomatic concussions as well as asymptomatic subconcussive hits to the head.” In 2002 Dr. Omalu was the first to identify CTE in American football players after examining Mike Webster’s brain after he committed suicide . This is what would start a lot of controversy within the sport
Sports are the main cause of concussions, but someone can get a concussion anytime and anywhere.” You don't have to be tackled by a 350-pound lineman to injure your brain,"” says Brent Masel, M.D., medical director of the Brain Injury Association of America. (Beil) Parents are now trying to keep their children from playing sports until they’re eighteen. Some people think that forcing athletes to stop playing sports will stop concussions. People should learn how to prevent and how to take care of one, instead of not doing what they love. It is important to understand what a concussion is and how we can determine the state of the problem.
Many experts agree that sports especially contact sports like hockey, can be really dangerous and lead to serious injuries. According to the journal of pediatrics concussions have tripled in the last decade. This means that anyone playing football, hockey, and wrestling are more likely to get hurt than in other sports and if we can get rid of these activity and do something else we could help students avoid these injuries. Not only if we get rid of sports to stop injuries, we can also stop students from being pressured from their coaches or parents.
In addition, it is believed that the difference in fitness levels and equipment could increase the rate of concussions in student age athletes. Due to increased susceptibility, high school athletes are three times more likely to experience a second concussion during a season (Iverson, 1999). Failure to properly manage concussions may lead to long-term consequences, such as difficulty learning, emotional difficulty and personality changes (Iverson, Lovell & Smith, 2000).
Head injuries are on the rise for athletes at all levels of play. Reports show that the number of children seeking emergency medical care for sports concussions incurred while playing competitive athletics has more than doubled. In 2015, 11 high school football players died from head related injuries. According to “The game’s tragic toll” written by Kalyn Kahler and Dan Greene eight deaths happened in game during regular play and 3 deaths happened outside of game time. Eleven deaths may not seem like a lot in a year but numbers start to add up though years. This is enough information to definitely prove that it is a bad idea to still play these sports. Is it really worth it to risk your life over something that otherwise would only take up about fifteen percent of your life otherwise? Unlikely, yet these sports are still played every single day. The medical effects have recently caught media attention appearing on fox news and has spread rapidly. Nobody is saying anything good about them which is what needs to happen in order to protect people from being hurt. Many athletes receive concussions then still return to the sport again! A “second impact syndrome” is a situation in which an individual sustains a second concussion previous to full recovery according to “concussion / mild tbi”. A second brain injury, or cumulative concussions can be more dangerous than the original. A concussion victim, Anne Frank says
Almost all student athletes get butterflies before that Friday night football game, before the fans get to watch them compete, or even the to get the ability to practice. Many argue that high school sports are a distraction in the classroom or even cause career ending injuries. There are many different scenarios that prove that high school sports do the exact opposite of those. When it comes to high school sports, it keeps students fit, boosts a student’s academic performance, and enhances a student’s self-esteem. High school sports are very beneficial and for anyone who is looking to take on a new challenge to take on.
Awareness about traumatic brain injury has increased because of combat operations in Irag and Afghanistan and in the National Football League. The debate over the nature of traumatic brain injury is an ongoing issue. Some think of categorizing from mild to the server is the condition of TBI that can lead to a person bring over diagnosed or misdiagnosed. The other side points out that the focus should not be on diagnosis put on the recovery and treatment of the symptoms.
One of the biggest issues in dangerous sports is that it cause many minor/major effects to the brain. Wake Forest Baptist Health, Dr. Alexander K. Powers estimates that, “Each year U.S. emergency departments treat an estimated 135,000 children ages 5 to 18 for sports-related brain injuries.” Dr. Alexander K. Powers also reported, “Repeated concussions could put a child at risk for such crippling conditions as early onset