Summary: Does Your Child Play Tackle Football

Is tackle football too dangerous for kids who aren’t even fully developed? Back then, when it came to sports, safety was never one of the main concerns. For example, baseball was played for over half a century without requiring helmets. Recently, society has started to worry about future generations and whether some activities will have long-lasting effects on them, such as football. Although many are advocates for safety, others are arguing that kids should be able to play what they want. While tackle football has been proven to be detrimental to the youth’s health, especially for children under the age of 13, critics have questioned and discussed whether other sports are going to be next and how they can possibly prevent football’s future modifications.

I think that kids shouldn't play football because it is too dangerous. People get concussions every day when they play football. After repeatedly bashing their skulls football players get concussions, caused by the spongy tissue in the brain hitting the hard skull. It is very painful to get a concussion, and leaves permanent damage to the brain. As well as being excruciatingly painful, and possibly never being the same, with many issues. "In milder cases, athletes can be left with lifelong pain, memory lapses, aggression, depression, personality changes, and many other issues."(Shotz[11]). This sport just keeps getting more and more dangerous, manifesting on itself, becoming more and more brutal as players become more competitive. There are

Why kids shouldn't play tackle football is because a lot of kids get concussions and get bones injuries. Concussions can cause kids major brain damage like really bad headache, lost memory and could also lead to death. Concussions can last up to three months. To prevent concussion you cause wear helmets, and tackle with your head up. Make sure that you take time off football if you do get a concussion.

Football is a sport loved by so many people, that a whole corporation was made for fans to enjoy it, the NFL. But do the fans know the risk that football players put themselves in when they step onto that field? It doesn't matter if you have experience there is always that risk for a concussion. Even kids playing youth football or teens playing high school football are at a high risk for concussions. Obviously, whatever guidelines out there that are meant to protect football players from concussions aren't working so something needs to be changed. Personally, if I was a parent I would never let my child play football unless the helmet, tackle guidelines, and penalties for late hits were improved. However I do understand why parents allow their children to play football, it is a sport like I said, loved by many and just fun to watch.

The topic of most concern for both parents and school board members is the risk of injuries. Tackle football may be fun for children, but the hits can be hard, resulting in excruciating injuries that can have long lasting effects that aren’t fully understood, such as reason as to why some kids don’t recover from a single injury or why some children have more catastrophic

One reason I would not let my son play football is because it promotes violence. “I hate to say it, but no “heads up” campaign or the threat of a penalty or a fine will reduce football’s inherent violence” (Fujita 3) Some people go into football not knowing the violence and pain that come with it. Professional football players were unaware of the dangers that concussions can cause, while the NFL knows about the consequences that can happen when a player get concussed. “In August , ESPN pulled its name and logo from the “League of Denial,” a “Frontline” documentary about how the N.F.L., handled -or, more appropriately mishandled - the concussion crisis among its players.” (Sandomir 1) Violence is praised through the stands when someone gets pushed to the floor and seriously hurt. Football players are unaware of the dangers that come with getting a concussion, but the NFL knows all and lets them get into this danger for the sake of entertainment. The NFL hides the truth and mishandled cases of players, because they know the consequences and don’t want to be charged for it, leaving the players clueless for what could happen next.

Every parent’s greatest fear is that his child would experience a life-changing injury or even death. What if parents realized that allowing a child to play football might be the cause of such a life-altering injury? Children should not play football because it is known to cause concussions, concussions are damaging, and the equipment isn’t good enough.

In addition to children obtaining brain damage, today’s youth are not aware of the risks of tackle football. They’re not mini-adults; taking a hard blow is more detrimental for developing kids. Children are more at risk due to the fact that their necks are much weaker

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

The kids who are participating in the sport are at risk of damaging themselves as well as the others they’re playing with. Former NFL player and father of two NFL players, Archie Manning was much on the side against youth tackle football. “Archie Manning's instincts as both a player and a father told him that the gentle crunch of helmeted heads on thin necks is not good for little kids” (Jenkins, Online). Archie knew that the possibilities of injury were so high based on the way his kids were developed that they should not be playing, so why is it different for any other child? Though not all will get hurt, all of them are still at

People have been playing a game that most call “tackle football” for decades, but they have also been asking one question: “Should children be allowed to play?” Young children should not be allowed to play tackle football in order to keep them safe and guarantee a healthy future. Football is a very dangerous sport and young people can not only get their brain permanently damaged, but they can also get CTE, or stunt their brain development.

I would not let my son play football because of the risk of concussion,the possibility of becoming aggressive,and the potential death.Football is a sport that most boy or girl love to play.Kids see football as safe sport because of their helmet.It's really not safe if anything helmets are supposed protect your head not to prevent a concussion.

There are many reasons why I feel I shouldn’t let my child play tackle football. The most important reason I wouldn’t play is because I don’t want to see any child suffer from a brain disease. The passage “Brain Disease Linked to Head Trauma” by CNN explains in the first paragraph that most brain diseases are caused by head trauma and concussions. No one would ever want to see someone go through stressful pain. Also, the child might get exhausted of playing for a long period. In the article,” Should you let your child play tackle football,” the first paragraph explains how one player participated for a while, therefore he wanted a change. You might feel that you wasted a lot of money trying to help support the child throughout the sport.

Football is often labeled as a dangerous, unsafe sport, but there are many good things that come along with playing football. In the past two weeks I have learned about the risks that accompany football. Many kids suffer with concussions and face injuries from the sport, which scares many people away. But, despite the risks and the unsafe label, I would allow my child to play football because it promotes health, builds friendships, and helps gain toughness.

Do you ever wonder what high impact head injuries do to you later on? Every NFL player has suffered a concussion some time during their career. That is why parents shouldn’t let their kids play football before age 14.