Concussions In Sports: Article Analysis

In recent years, there has been a backlash from all kinds of doctors throughout the world that believe the National Football League or NFL needs to make adjustments to the way they treat head injuries, specifically concussions. A concussion is a brain injury characterized by an onset of impairment of cognitive and/or physically functioning and is caused by hits around the head and neck area. This NFL is under destress because of numerous studies that show concussions can lead to a large amount brain injuries way after the player has played his last game. However, this isn't just a problem the NFL is facing, the real problem is our youth contact sports and head-related injuries. High school athletes are extremely more exposed to concussions than

There are fewer than 2000 professional football players but compare that to 26 million youth football players who need to be helped by concussion related technology. While the NFL has put in technology to help prevent and spot concussions millions of youth football players are still not helped by this tech. This means that kids who play football are always exposed to concussions. Companies like Riddell or Schutt have to make youth sports like football their number one priority. In touch sports like football you have to expect a concussion from a player, but when you hear that a player is out of a game because of a concussion every week then you ask why? Why aren’t there some sensors that can record the hit, or sensors that can spot the concussion? Perhaps even hire an athletic trainer to be on the sidelines.

Did you know a concussion is so dangerous it can lead to death? According to Matthew Futterman from the article “Football: The Concussion Game Changer” show,“The dire need for better methods of diagnosing brain trauma surfaced again this month when researchers at Boston University announced that Kevin Turner, a former University of Alabama and NFL player died from a motor neuron disease brought on by CTE” (Futterman, Pg1). Turner was forty six when he died in March and suffered brain symptoms since 2010. Through the perspective of concussions, it shows its dramatic life long impact on a person's life. A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that alters the way your brain functions. Effects are usually temporary but can include headaches

“If only she knew then that her son would be dead at 25. Joseph hung himself in his mother's shed on June 7, 2012. His brain was later found to have severe CTE, a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions in football. Joseph Chernach had played sports, including wrestling, pole vaulting and football most of his young life. But he spent almost four years playing Pop Warner football from ages 11 to 14.” When you get concussion after concussion it repetitively traumatizes your brain and it can lead to CTE it means Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy it is a brain disease found in athletes, veterans, and others with a history of concussions. That's why i think little kids shouldn't play in rough sports it can give concussions that affect them for a lifetime(...or the lack thereof), parents have unrealistic expectations, and its too force on to them if they are young

Everybody in the league likes to see big hits, so does the fans. But what the fans don’t like is the best players getting hurt because of a big hit. Concussions are important because if not treated properly the person who has the concussions can be injured even more. Some signs of death of athletes have come from a concussion causing them to hurt themselves.

Concussions can damage you in two ways, causing a long-term and short-term effects.CTE plays a major role changing the way the person's mental state of mind.These effects do not only apply to male sports players it also can happen to female sports players as well changing the way that young sports players receive their education.

`Concussions one of the most frequent injuries sweeping the country. Some may be asking how do concussions occur? Concussions occur when the brain moves in the skull. Causing it to bouncing off the skull. The sport football or rugby have a lot of concussions occurring in the sports. Somebody might be asking is there a way to prevent concussions from happening? The answer is no not yet. Virginia Tech is working on a football helmet to prevail concussions. Yay no more concussions, wrong there are still risks that may cause concussions. The concussion that can be sometimes fatal are just part of sports. In the end nothing can stop concussions from happening.

In today’s day and age, baseball is no longer considered the past-time of America. Football has gradually become more and more popular and is nothing short of the most watched and anticipated season in America. In the nation today there are 3 million kids who participate in youth football, which consists of children age five to 16. Also, there are an estimated 1.1 million high school football athletes, and 100,000 players at the collegiate level. While the sport is arguably the nation’s most popular sport, it may come with consequences. Over the past few years, concerns have been raised about the risk that players may face from taking repeated hits to the head. Studies show that more than 50 former professional football players have suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease caused by impact. The question is, how can these possibly life-ending risks be lessened or even ended.

A concussion is like an earthquake with a pressure wave spreading throughout your brain. It can affect you in different ways, it could cause: memory loss, daily migraines, and nausea. In the recent years, the Veytsman sisters have both been diagnosed with minor concussions, from playing soccer. They both had been excused from all physical activities, and even from their phones/other electronics during the time of healing from their concussions. Sophie says, “A year after my concussion, it was still affecting my sleep and school work.” According to Medical Mythbusters, “Sleep actually is good and helps the brain recover.” Since Sophie stated that she was having trouble sleeping after concussion. Sophie not sleeping well, probably didn't let

A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that is cause by a blow to the head or body, fall or any other injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull. Usually, a concussion commonly occurs in fights, playground injuries, or car and bike accidents. However, they can also occur in sport activities such as football, soccer, boxing, and hockey. When a concussion does occur, there is a big verity of symptoms and signs that can help detect a concussion after an injury. Also, some symptoms and signs can take time to appear.

Studies like the study at Virginia Tech can be used to identify the root cause of consussions and may in result, lead to a solution to the mass head trauma experienced by youth and even professional players. Because concussions occur so often in football, it is a suitable ground sero for the research on consussions in sports. It can lead to better medical diagnosis on the field where spli-second decisions are made and even in domestic cases. I addition, because concussions are a very misunderstood injury, this research is needed. The study wishes to develop a better helmet for football specifically but sports like hoccer could be benefitted too. The general knowledge of concussions would expand if more advanced and specific studies like these

He regularly writes on sports, and has written for a variety of newspapers an online source. While he does not appear to be a leading figure in journalism, his article is valid and filled with information on the effects of concussions on youth football players. There is no explicitly stated bias in this piece. No product, such as helmets, is advocated. Additionally, both views on how to prevent youth concussions in football are illustrated. Both flag and proper tackling football have their individual pros and cons, and are addressed in the article. Much like the other two articles, there is no post text citations. However, any quotes are properly cited in the context of the article. First person experiences of football and its potential risks and rewards are given by coaches and players alike. The article was published within the last six months. All data and information shown is on par with that of the field of concussion research and prevention. Since the source is so new, it is still valid and relevant to the research

In recent years, the number of soccer injuries among players has increased. Soccer injuries can be extreme. Injuries cannot always be prevented, especially in contact sports. There are ways to help decrease the amount and make soccer safer, but it must be intentional. Soccer is dangerous in many ways. It causes concussions, fractures, torn muscles and other dangerous injuries to parts of your body.

Playing sports is seen as all fun, but when the majority of professional athletes have suffered a concussion or some type of head injury at least once in their career, it stops being fun. Many major league and professional sports teams need to start to make changes to protective equipment, but the leagues also need to introduce stricter rules and regulations along with mandatory equipment for all players to lessen the chance of serious head injuries.

After reading this post several times, the author made numerous points on why there should be way more research on how concussions and domestic violence in the NFL can be linked together. There has not been too much research of how the concussions and the domestic violence cases in the NFL can be connected to each other. But throughout the years, the NFL has a history of dodging and ignoring these domestic violence cases with their players. From the league doing this, it throws shade on the NFL and makes them look bad as whole. One other thing that NFL has been ignoring many years is the concussion situation and how it takes a huge toll on the players who suffer from the concussions. Also throughout the post, the author gives examples of cases