...Should Children Play Football? In the area I live in many kids play football. It is fun to watch and even more fun to play, but are the risk of injuries to high? If a child is ruled too young to play, what should be the age it is allowed, should they have even more equipment on, and should it be the child’s choice or the parents? In most states a child is allowed to play when they enter kindergarten or first grade. Many have a problem with this, which can be understood. If the age of five or six is not acceptable, what is? Should they start at ten, thirteen, high school? When Scott Fujita was eight he wanted to play very badly, so badly in fact, he cried when his father (a high school football coach) said no. Scott went on to be an NFL linebacker, getting asked questions all the time like “how do you work out” and “what supplements are you taking”. Scott writes in an article saying, “Now the most common question, by far, is, “would you let your son play football?” My response was usually a resounding “no”. (Would I let my son play Football?)- Scott Fujita....
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...definition. When the state or schools are confronted, the only reason rugby can not be considered a school sport is because ‘it is too dangerous,’ ‘someone will get hurt.’ Is not every...
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...Shouldn’t Be Allowed? High schools football cost about $1,300 a player math by contract, cost just about $618 a student. High school shouldn’t offer sports because it distract them from learning time, students can also get injured and a lot of time is spent on practices and games would be spent on doing homework or studying. High school money should be spent on other important stuff rather then sports. For example the money can be used on book, electricity, toilet paper, desk and other important school stuff. High school sports shouldn’t be allowed in school, because it interrupts learning time. Some students miss a lot of assignments/test because they get pulled out of class to leave to their games. Things that interrupts class shouldn’t be allowed in school. Students have a sense of belonging, when they feel tied to the school, they feel more part of the progress. The problem is that once sports become important to the school, they will start colliding with academics. Sports programs gives students the opportunity to meet and interact with students and other schools. High school sports shouldn’t be allowed, because many sports can cause many injury’s. High school football players spend long, exhausting hours practicing ( 15 percent experience a brain injury each season). Sports that causes injury’s shouldn’t be allowed in school. These are probably one reason why high schools don’t allowed...
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...In case 8.10 we hear a story of a high school athlete, faced with a difficult decision. A.B., the athlete in the case, was a rising star on his high school football team. He was a talented athlete and had set many school records in previous seasons. Prior to his senior season, A.B. suffered an injury in a spring game. The injury left him in a state of paralysis for a few days. A.B. had felt symptoms that hinted that there was a bigger problem that needed to be addressed. He and his family decided to seek an expert’s opinion. Upon seeking medical attention, the doctor found that A.B. had a condition that resulted in a narrow spinal canal. The doctor on his case suggested that A.B. quit all football activities. After seeking another opinion, the second doctor came to the same conclusion. The head trainer of A.B.’s football team attended a training program before the season began....
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...that men’s programs get cut due to the fact that universities have to provide equal scholarships to both men and women. The Women’s Sports Foundation states that, “Title IX's purpose is to create the same opportunity and quality of treatment for female athletes as is afforded male athletes. The law does not require reductions in opportunities for male athletes” (www.womenssportsfoundation.org). In fact, Erik Brady of the USA Today writes that, “Men’s teams in other sports have been added over the years to more than offset the teams dropped. She says schools that drop men's sports often give reasons other than Title IX. And she points out that of the 948 schools that added one or more women's teams between 1992-2000, 72% did so without dropping any teams, men's or women's” (Brady). So, most colleges don’t blame Title IX or use it as a scapegoat. The truth Erik Brady writes is that, “Title IX doesn't put a gun to the head of a school and say, 'You must cut wrestling.' It doesn't say you must cut anything” (Brady). Another...
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...playing sports. But the question is…. Is it safe and should it be allowed in schools? This question is a heavily discussed question as there are many views. This topic is also discussed in the sources, “ Hard Knocks” By Gabriel Charles Tyler, “ Concussion Hazards in Youth Football ” By CNN, and the “ How many G’s ” infographic by The University of Michigan School of Kinesiology.(all sources are non- fiction) “ Hard...
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...Abstract Richard Grube, an athletically inclined senior at Freedom High School in the Bethlehem Area School District, played football his freshman, sophomore, and junior years. Prior to the start of the football season in his senior year, the district claimed Richard was ineligible to play on the basis that Richard only had one kidney. Richard and his family filed a preliminary injunction against the school district claiming the district violated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. (Grube v Bethlehem, 1982) According to the United States Department of Education (2011), Section 504 states that, “no otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States shall, solely by reason of his handicap, be excluded from the participation in…any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance”. As a result, the court ruled in favor of Richard Grube. Case and Law Review Richard Wallace Grube et al. v. Bethlehem Area School District Legal Research In 1982, Richard Grube, a senior at Freedom High School was declared ineligible to play football because he only had one kidney. Richard and his family filed a preliminary injunction based on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. According to the U.S. Department of Education, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 states that, no otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States shall, solely by reason of his handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits...
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...Issue – Whether to Pay NCAA Football Student-Athletes 3 1.1 The Case For Maintaining the Current System - Not Paying NCAA Football Student-Athletes 4 1.2 The Case For Paying NCAA Football Student-Athletes 6 1.3 Conclusion 11 1.4 References 13 The Ethical Issue – Whether to Pay NCAA Football Student-Athletes Top college football programs make hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues each year, all without having to pay the people who actually play the game. Is it ethical for colleges to not pay their football stars for playing their hearts out on the field, building popular branding images for themselves and their school, and for the collective big-money earnings and prestige that often comes to their schools? Or is indirect payment to these players in the form of a free undergraduate education and college degree through an athletic scholarship sufficient enough? In the 2012 NFL season, 1,947 players played in at least one game. Of those, 62% attended college at one of the five “power conferences” in the U.S., and only one of those players did not attend college at all.[i] Donald Remy, the NCAA chief legal officer has said, “The NCAA’s rules do not force athletes who wish to be professionals to enroll in school,”[ii] yet premier NCAA schools clearly offer the best path to fulfilling these hopeful football players’ dreams. Nevertheless, despite the more opportunistic path of attending a Division I school, a NFL team ultimately drafts...
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...On October 31, 2013, Chad Stover died while playing football after receiving a concussion. Stover’s head made contact with another player’s thigh in the midst of a tackle, resulting in a concussion. Concussions are one of many injuries that are possible when playing football. Aside from all of the injuries, there are many helpful characteristics of the sport (football). Football aids in the development of children and young adults. From work ethic to relieving of stress football has many beneficial facets. Football is one of the many sports that provides Psychological increase in youth. The pros outweigh the cons, the cons are injuries while the pros are community building and a better psychological outlook. During a football game in October, Leshawn Williams received an injury to his knee thinking it was a type of ligament damage. Later over the...
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...When most people hear the word “cheerleading,” they think of teenage girls walking around school in their uniforms, and doing cheers while walking down the halls, right? Well, normally, that’s only in movies. Thankfully, the group I myself take part in is a competitive, extreme, sport. Don’t think of it as just a ‘hobby’ truly, people dedicate their time and lives to this sport. Honestly, it all matters on which group of cheer you join. Cheerleading originally started in 1898 when a student decided to cheer on their team at a football game. A student with the name Johnny Campbell, gathered a group together to start yelling and cheering for their team. People often say cheerleading is ‘girly’. Believe it or not, after cheerleading became an official sport, this was a sport only men were allowed to participate in. It wasn’t until 1923 that women were allowed to take part in this sport. (Site Page) Why exactly is cheerleading not considered a sport? The Women's Sports Foundation makes it clear that “any physical activity in which relative performance can be judged or qualified can be developed into a competitive sport.” (site page) Cheerleading meets all the athletic specifications too. It must be a “...physical activity which involves propelling a mass through space or overcoming the resistance of mass. ‘Contesting’ or competing against/with an...
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...looks around and everything turns blurry and he is disoriented, but the athlete decides to play on anyways. Football’s popularity as a sport in high school brings communities together in support for the team they love. The game has always been a very physical game with large injury risk, but as the years go on the game continues to become more and more dangerous. Even with the helps of pads and the newest, safest helmets players still have an extremely high probability of sustaining a minor or serious injury. Some of these injuries can create long lasting health problems that can affect an athlete throughout the rest of their lives. Football is to dangerous of a sport for high school students, because it can cause serious injuries like concussions and also leaves many players with multiple long term health issues. Concussions are a very serious injury that many students experience while playing football. The total number of concussions throughout a season maintains a rapid increase, as it develops into a more frequent and dangerous injury. Over 9500 concussions occurred throughout the 2014 high school football season, and...
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...NORTHCENTRAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Learner: Cecil Lancaster THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETELY FILLED IN Please Follow These Procedures: If requested by your mentor, use an assignment cover sheet as the first page of the word processor file. The assignment header should include the Learner’s last name, first initial, course code, dash, and assignment number (DoeJXXX0000-1) justified to the left and the page number justified to the right. Keep a Photocopy or Electronic Copy of Your Assignments: You may need to re-submit assignments if your mentor has indicated that you may or must do so. Academic Integrity: All work submitted in each course must be the Learner’s own. This includes all assignments, exams, term papers, and other projects required by the faculty mentor. The known submission of another person’s work represented as that of the Learner’s without properly citing the source of the work will be considered plagiarism and will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course, and may result in academic dismissal. | | SM7100-2 | Dr. Roy Yarbrough | | | Development of Human Resource StrategiesIn Intercollegiate Athletics | Discrimination Complaints | | | <Add Learner comments here> ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Faculty Use Only ------------------------------------------------- ...
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...High school Football is not safe enough to play because concussions are too much of a problem and a risk to life. Concussions in american high school football is a very serious injury and can be career ending and even fatal. Concussions are the main reason people today are talking about that football is not safe enough to play. What is a concussion? The Merriam Webster definition of concussions is, “a stunning, damaging, or shattering effect from a hard blow; especially : a jarring injury of the brain resulting in disturbance of cerebral function.” Based on this definition concussions doesn't sound so bad but it's a very complicated injury. Even the pros (NFL) has suffered from concussions. Concussions is subject to be the cause of Chronic...
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...the year 201. Football tryouts are just around the corner. Twenty to forty athletes enter tryouts scared of what they might face in the next couple of days. After a couple minutes of registering, the coach enters, the drills begin. Minutes turn into hours, hours turn into days, and finally tryouts have reached its end. The time had come for the team roster to come out. Every athlete waited impatiently for the coach to enter. A few moments later the coach enter with a roster in his hand. “If your name is called please state what school you attend then pick up your jersey at the door,” commanded the coach. Names began to be called and the athletes began to call out their schools. “Last but not least Eron Morgan,” called the coach with pride. “Sir I am homeschooled.” The coach looked at the athlete and said, “Have a seat son. Brandon Walker.” Sadly this is how our state stands on the topic of homeschooled students participating in high school sports. Although athletics is a huge focus in the 21st...
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...States Supreme Court issued a ruling that ended all stateimposed segregation in public schools. This was the same year that T. C. Williams High School located in Alexander Virginia was integrated. This is the setting for the movie Remember the Titans, staring Denzel Washington who portrays Herman Boone the head coach of the Titans. Herman Boone is brought in as an assistant coach to join the all white coaching staff. When Herman Boone is appointed head coach over a wining white coach he is reluctant to accept because the same things had happened to him when a white coach had been appointed over him in South Carolina. He finally accepts the head coach position when he sees that the black residents see him as a symbol of pride and respect that is lacking in their community. The movie starts with a riot after a white storeowner kills a black teenager. This incident underscores the racial tensions that exist as a result of the desegregation of the high school. Coach Boone has to overcome the racism within the team, the coaching staff, and the community to build a winning racially mixed football team. Leader Description In the movie we have four primary leaders: · Herman Boone, the black head coach · Bill Yoast, the white assistant coach · Gerry Bertier, the white unofficial leader of the White athletes · Julius Campbell, the black unofficial leader of the black athletes Racism and football is the backdrop for the clash of leadership styles and personal perspectives that each...
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