Should we let kids play contact sports? Football is part of American pastime but should we stop letting kids play? Concussions and other injuries from contact sports can still happen in basketball and baseball. So if we take away contact sports then we’d have to take away other sports also. Contact sports can help pay for college tuition and give full rides epically in football, which is a huge college sport. If we take away contact sports at a young age college sports will die off which then
Come for Women's Wrestling Should women be able to compete in the NCAA sport of wrestling? There are countless numbers of men who are against co-ed wrestling stating that women do not posses the athletic ability, strength, or aggression to wrestle with men. The truth is that the only limiting factor keeping women out of the sport are those stated in Title IX and NCAA. Women have struggled for many years to create their own identity in the male dominant sport of wrestling. Wrestling began with
is concerned about, contact sports and the consequences that come from playing such sports is definitely high on the list. The one fact that one will notice by reading the following is the reasons why contact sports should be banned and the credible sources that have confirmed the harsh outcomes of playing such sports. Through the injuries, problems that come from concussions, and the fact that athletes are pushed beyond their limitations, one will see that playing contact sports is not at all what
2016 Ethical Issues in Healthcare Sports can be beneficial to children and adults. Participating in sports provides the opportunity to exercise and to have fun while doing it. Playing sports improves one’s overall physical fitness, strengthens social responsibility, contributes to academic success, and builds character values. According to Morgan Rush, during the 2010 and 2011 academic year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported that sports participation records in the United
A concussion may also be known as a mild traumatic brain injury which is caused by a disturbance in the brain which results from trauma that has been transmitted to the brain either indirectly or directly. The brain is composed of soft tissue which is supported by spinal fluid and it is protected with a hard skull so that when a person gets injured in the head area, it allows the brain to slightly move around inside the skull. A person may get concussion when the brain hits against the skull which
of co-ed sports teams. Central Idea: When it comes to girls being able to play on sport teams, I favor this simply because it is a right for them to do so, the allegations formed against are unfair and unjust, and being placed on a team should be determined by skills, determination and abilities rather than gender. Introduction: Who’s bright idea was it to determine that females could fight for their country alongside a man but they are not allowed to compete and play on sport teams with
Mercer v. Duke University The case of Mercer v. Duke University deals with the issue of women being allowed to play on contact sports teams. This case also raises issues of discrimination and whether or not federally funded institutions are prohibited from discrimination under Title IX. This is a very good case because it deals with a high-profile university and whether or not discrimination was an issue of one of the university’s college athletics. The Mercer v. Duke University case was about
not a sport is considered a contact sport. The most confusing part about understanding what a contact sport is understanding the definition of contact and sport. A contact sport is “a sport in which the participants necessarily come into bodily contact with one another.” This being said there is a lot of confusion with whether or not some sports are considered a contact sport. Clarifying what a contact sport could potentially help parents and athletes understand that some sports are contact and they
sudden. The athlete is hit by a burst of brightness; then darkness arrives. His memory is distorted, everyone has a twin, and you think Niagara Falls is in Florida. You are concussed. Concussions in sports are a very common thing, but athletes should know the risks that come along with playing sports. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy-- an abnormal buildup of tau proteins-- is a brain condition that results from repeated head injuries (Powell 1). Tau proteins have a distinct pattern not seen in
¨The concussion crisis has changed the face of sports as we know it and it has brought to surface the incredible importance of our brain health. The time is now for us to make our brain the number one priority so that education and awareness can take effect, and begin to change the way we approach the health of our athletes from youth to professionals¨(Ben Utecht). As people, we need to worry about safety of our athletes first, rather then putting them on the field for the money. Concussion Protocol