The Dangers Of Youth Sports For Young People

The Banning of Youth Football Malik Suleman Ethical Issues in Sport: 001 Professor Andrea 09/07/2017 In the United States of America, football is perhaps the most revered sport of all time. It is essentially a right of passage for every child to play a sport at some point and many children choose to play football as it is one of the United State’s favorite past times. In fact, a total of 1.23 million youth ages 6-12 played tackle football in 2015 (Farrey, 2016). Although football is

to play sports and the benefits from participating in these sports are plentiful, but parents are becoming apprehensive about allowing their youth to be active in these sports. These parents have read articles about concussions and other health problems that sports can eventually provoke after long periods of time. The chance of a child getting a life long injury while playing a sport at such a young age. Although some children are hindered by their parents when it comes to playing sports, parents

Concussions in youth sports has recently became more popular in the news. Mukand and Serra recently discovered, “about 1.6- 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur every year, and a recent study found that 182,000 football players may sustain at least one concussion annually in youth (99,000), high school (76,640), and NCAA football programs (3,905), or about 1 in 30 players and 1 in 14 high school players” (16). The amount of concussions should be alarming to athletes and the parents. Hospitals

worse, a child who has been knocked unconscious, or one who has taken a blow to the head and experiences and violent shock neurologically? Both meaning the same thing in essence, these are the definitions of a concussions. Now ask yourself, how many people you know that have received concussions, perhaps multiple, and function just fine? The number, depending on who you are, might very well be a high number, but what’s the harm in that? Although symptoms of concussions may disappear, the damage internally

have grown as a society, we have been able to recognize that the youth of our population has always been up against one problem or another. In the past youth have been faced with both the lack of money as well as misunderstandings with parents or teachers. Unfortunately, today's young generation have far more serious problems, such as the increases of teenagers who use alcohol and cigarettes on a daily basis or that many young people suffer from drug addiction. “According to statistics, every fifth

Seth Garff Mrs. Holliday: Period 2 1/8/16 The Dangers of Concussions in Youth and High School Football Thesis: Youth and High School football teams are not adequately protected from the danger of concussions and head trauma. Concussions occur on a large scale in football. During a concussion, the head can experience a blow directly or can have whiplash. When the head is hit, the brain hits the inside of the skull, giving it a temporary bruise. This bruise or tearing of the brain

Children & Competitive Sports Competitive youth sports are the building block for evolving successful adults. Not only do children become more active and healthy, social interaction is a tremendous tool in shaping young minds. Most children are fearless and possess addictive personalities. If parents can become excited and encourage their children to play sports, it could easily become a passion. Children are taught discipline, persistence, and hard work in all sports. Experiencing a lose teaches

happened. As your safety team comes out and treats you, you realize that this hit might be the last ever. For this reason, the dangerous sports like football, rugby, and many more should be banned, for the good and healthiness

positive effects sports have on children? This question has a wide variety of answers. Some may say sports can help with intelligence, building relationships, and activity, while others see sports as overwhelming or dangerous. Sports can influence a child’s well being far greater than most can imagine. From their mental and physical development, to their bright futures, sports play an important role in a young boy or girl’s lifetime. Specifically, tennis is one of the best sports to support the development

Concussions in Sports Every year there are nearly 2 million injuries in high school sports accounted for (Sports-Related Injuries). A lot of injuries go unaccounted for too. Injuries in sports can be very dangerous, especially for young kids and teens whose body and brain are still developing (Esch, Mary, and David Klepper). Just one hard tackle can change their life forever, with the long-term effects injuries can lead to. The most concerning injury is a concussion. Not only are there concussions