Elijah Seifuddin
Football is a dangerous game, but a lot of people enjoy playing still enjoy playing it. There are many long-term and dangerous injuries in football. For example, concussion, CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy which is a progressive brain condition that’s thought to be caused by repeated blows to the head or repeated concussions), and broken bones. Playing football is a huge risk for anyone, you’re risking your life just by playing the sport.
Most people believe that if you get the right training and protection, you will be fine but, if you have the wrong protection and you don’t know what your doing is when the injury part comes into the picture. Brain injuries are the most common injury because of all the head-to-head contact that happens. Statistics show that in the NFL from 2012-2019 season that there was a average 242 NFL players that sustained concussions. Some statistics state that about 10% of all college players experience a brain injury every season.
Tetris Hamilton, a junior at Hillgrove high school stated, “I think the long-term effect is memory loss. You start to go crazy because of the head injuries and it would probably make you do things you wouldn’t do. “When being asked about the long-term effects of football injuries. The long-term effect from many concussions is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy also known as CTE. People that suffer from this usually do things that they wouldn’t do on a regular or they act different. The junior stated, “I think it would be good to put technology in the equipment it would make the game safer and add new ideas.” Tetris suggested. The junior uttered, “Yes football can be fatal because if someone gets hit the wrong way they can die, or they can break their neck.” Numbers show cervical spine injuries estimated to occur in 10%-15% of all football players, Most common in defensive players.
Collin Cooperwood a sophomore that’s on the football team at Hillgrove high school was asked to describe a concussion in his own words. “A concussion to me is when you get hit in the head to hard and your head starts hurting.” Cooperwood continued, “I think people should start football at age 5 so they can learn how to play the right way.” He stated, “because of the concussion and how they can mess up your brain and be fatal.”
Justin Massey also a sophomore at Hillgrove high school that used to play for the Hillgrove football team stated, “I think football is a risky sport when you don’t know how to play, but once you know how to play you will be fine.” Studies show that most people get injured when they don’t know how to play the sport. He continued, “I think it is dangerous because you can seriously get injured.” Massey states, “Its ok for little kids to play if they have the right training but when they don’t know how to play is when they get in trouble.”
Football is a dangerous game. There are many injuries that can come from playing the sport. For example, concussions, broken bones and other long-term effects. A major long-term effect of many concussions is CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy which is a progressive brain condition that’s thought to be caused by repeated blows to the head or repeated concussions.) It also shows how other people feel about the dangers of football. Some people think that football should add more technology, and some people think the game is to dangerous because of the injury rate and how fatal it can be.
Football is a dangerous game, but a lot of people enjoy playing still enjoy playing it. There are many long-term and dangerous injuries in football. For example, concussion, CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy which is a progressive brain condition that’s thought to be caused by repeated blows to the head or repeated concussions), and broken bones. Playing football is a huge risk for anyone, you’re risking your life just by playing the sport.
Most people believe that if you get the right training and protection, you will be fine but, if you have the wrong protection and you don’t know what your doing is when the injury part comes into the picture. Brain injuries are the most common injury because of all the head-to-head contact that happens. Statistics show that in the NFL from 2012-2019 season that there was a average 242 NFL players that sustained concussions. Some statistics state that about 10% of all college players experience a brain injury every season.
Tetris Hamilton, a junior at Hillgrove high school stated, “I think the long-term effect is memory loss. You start to go crazy because of the head injuries and it would probably make you do things you wouldn’t do. “When being asked about the long-term effects of football injuries. The long-term effect from many concussions is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy also known as CTE. People that suffer from this usually do things that they wouldn’t do on a regular or they act different. The junior stated, “I think it would be good to put technology in the equipment it would make the game safer and add new ideas.” Tetris suggested. The junior uttered, “Yes football can be fatal because if someone gets hit the wrong way they can die, or they can break their neck.” Numbers show cervical spine injuries estimated to occur in 10%-15% of all football players, Most common in defensive players.
Collin Cooperwood a sophomore that’s on the football team at Hillgrove high school was asked to describe a concussion in his own words. “A concussion to me is when you get hit in the head to hard and your head starts hurting.” Cooperwood continued, “I think people should start football at age 5 so they can learn how to play the right way.” He stated, “because of the concussion and how they can mess up your brain and be fatal.”
Justin Massey also a sophomore at Hillgrove high school that used to play for the Hillgrove football team stated, “I think football is a risky sport when you don’t know how to play, but once you know how to play you will be fine.” Studies show that most people get injured when they don’t know how to play the sport. He continued, “I think it is dangerous because you can seriously get injured.” Massey states, “Its ok for little kids to play if they have the right training but when they don’t know how to play is when they get in trouble.”
Football is a dangerous game. There are many injuries that can come from playing the sport. For example, concussions, broken bones and other long-term effects. A major long-term effect of many concussions is CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy which is a progressive brain condition that’s thought to be caused by repeated blows to the head or repeated concussions.) It also shows how other people feel about the dangers of football. Some people think that football should add more technology, and some people think the game is to dangerous because of the injury rate and how fatal it can be.
