Sport Injuries

Attention Getter: U.S. high schools with at least one certified athletic trainer on staff found that concussions accounted for nearly 15% of all sports-related injuries. Discuss that there’s a debate on your topic: Football has long been known as a physically demanding sport, and stories about football players getting concussions flood the media everyday. Summarize what both sides believe: Some people believe that playing football is not worth the risk that it is associated with, while others believe that football is a vital part of youth sports that has many advantages. There are multiple reasons for letting kids play football. Parents who let their kids play football; realize that the attributes they retain from football will last with them for the rest of their life. Football will continue benefiting them when the season is over. Players are taught not to hit head to head and are taught the proper formed tackle. Concussions are not as dangerous because athletic trainers diagnose and help the players immediately. The only reason that parents do not want their children to play is because there is a miniscule chance of injury. Everyone is scared of football because NFL players are complaining, and talking about how concussions have negatively affected them. People were not aware of concussions until recently. Concussions are the main reason, parents do not want their kids playing football. Thesis: Due to the advantages that playing football as a youth has, such as teaching children and adolescents to set and achieve goals, promoting physical fitness, and fostering a hard work ethic, young boys should not be discouraged from playing football, despite its possible negative side effects.

There’s no doubt that concussions in football has become a major problem, not just for the professional athletes, but for kids of all ages from age 8 to 19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shown that concussion have doubled in the last decade and The American Academy of Pediatrics says that, “emergency room visits for concussions in children ages 8 to 13 years old has doubled, and concussions have risen 200 percent among teens ages 14 to 19 in the last decade” (Keith Dunlap, The Oakland Press). This shows that the seriousness of concussions is not just an issue at a pro level but an issue throughout all levels of play. The risk is definitely present when you play football but it shouldn’t stop parents from letting their children participate in the sport. Playing organized sports such as football isn’t just a place to get injured, it’s a place where your children can learn the importance of teamwork, sportsmanship, toughness, competitiveness, they learn succeed, and also they learn about failure. The parents who don’t allow their children to play sports don’t let their kids learn about these important lessons of organized sports. Football is also a way for kids to take their anger and struggles out in the game and help them express themselves. It can also be a way for kids in bad situations to get a way out, to try and reach the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Despite such an increased concern for this topic many people are aware of the possible implications of placing their children in football or playing the game themselves yet they still continue to do so. Many players are told from a young age to simply be tough and suck it up, “[…] youth profess that the game and the team are more important than their individual health and they may play through a concussion to avoid letting down their teammates, coaches, schools and parents” (Breslow,

Children and adolescents must rely on their parents for obtaining the proper treatment and if they don’t that child is continuing to play on top of an already injured brain. This places them at risk for more harm and future concussions. Populations of low socioeconomic status are also more at risk for concussions and post concussive effects because of the lack of education of the parents, sports coaches, and community resources.

The purpose of the study is to bring awareness about the seriousness of concussion injuries. Examining the severity of high school athletes who suffered sport related concussions is critical to determine the short term/long term damaging effects. When athletes’ concussions go undiagnosed, the risk of further damages increases since they are not fully recovered. This means that athletes will return to participation unknowingly since the injury goes undetected. In addition, when parents, coaches, doctors, and athletes are aware about the dangers of concussions, they can have a conversation and discuss the best options to ensure the safety of athletes. This means that injured athletes will not be allowed to participate under any

Parents across the United States are on the edge on whether or not they want their children to play football. The answer is very simple: the benefits far outweigh the danger. Media across the globe is over-exaggerating evidence about injuries, specifically the most controversial one by far, the concussion. For example, the new movie “Concussion” featuring Will Smith illustrates a doctor’s quest to expose the NFL for something they aren't hiding. Concussions at this point are common knowledge, and although they are dangerous, they are only dangerous if not treated properly. If a player is found to have a concussion, they will not be able to play for 2-8 weeks depending on the severity. As long as there isn’t another

A 2011 study of U.S. high schools with at least one athletic trainer on staff found that concussions accounted for nearly 15% of all sports related injuries reported to athletic trainers. More than 248,000 children visited hospital emergency departments in 2009 for concussions and other traumatic brain injuries related to sports and recreation. Injuries associated with participation in sports and recreational activities account for 21% of all traumatic brain injuries among children in the United States. These statistics, all gathered by and coming from SWATA (Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association), a branch of the NATA (National Athletic Trainers’ Association) are all reputable facts that were analyzed by healthcare professionals in the field of sports and that deal with athletes everyday. No argument for why a child should become one of these statistics is needed, given the gross number of cases and the severity of them

One reason greater precautions are necessary is because young athletes’ brains are not fully developed, and a concussion can cause long-term damage. In the article “BU Study Links Youth Football,

You may have watched the movie concussion were Doctor Bennet Omalu from southern Nigerian who brought forth the surprising news about how the NFL was putting the players in the game even thoe the coaches knew that the player had the concussion. He states that “and that if 10 percent of mothers in this country would begin to perceive football as a dangerous sport, that is the end of football” (Taddonio). This is news that mothers need to know what type of sport they are getting there child in to.

Many people are indecisive about the sport of football and letting their children participate in the activity. I believe that parents should let their children participate in football because football teams are usually based upon weight and not age. For example, a 120lb child would not be put in the same team as a 70lb child, making it less possible for young children to begin having head trauma. Former NFL player Chris Borland stated that parents should make an informed decision if they want their kid playing football and to not play through concussions. I agree with what he said, parents should not sign up their child for a sport they don’t have knowledge about and they should not let their child play through a concussion, know when enough

The risks of concussions and sports related injuries are a big factor on why many parents are concerned about their children playing youth sports while the actual percent of

There were over an estimated 1,053,370 injuries from 2009-10 through 2013-14 academic years within 25 National College Athletic Association championship sports; averaging 210,674 injuries annually. During this time, there was an estimated of 176.7 million athletes exposed to latent injuries. Moreover, just “4% of those injuries required surgery, and 0.9% of the total of the injuries required emergency transportation.”

Parents are many times their athlete’s number one fan. Nonetheless, parents may get too caught up in the process themselves. Football as we know it, is a harsh contact sport. Parents know this first and foremost. Parents know there could be a reasonable chance for their son getting vigorously injured. School corporations are often being sued by parents for their son's death or injury. Parents should perceive that they know what the risks and possibilities were. Despite, few parents do realize the dangers associated with this contact sport. “But his parents David and Lisa Schemm do not believe football is to blame for the teenager’s sudden death (Rahman).” Parents realize the risks, therefore the school corporation is not to

There are many strategies that parents and children can use to try to prevent sports related injuries among youth athletes. They can condition, the athlete does not specialize in one sport at the same position, and they can understand the fundamentals of the game. Those are a few ways how injuries can be prevented. Here is more insight on how those strategies can prevent injuries.

After classifying weather the injury was direct, indirect or overused, it must then be classified into: