I need you to find an article on the trend of high school athletes and concussions. You need to link your article to your post. (Copy/Paste the url into the post so I can read it.) Summarize your article and give me your opinion on what you think should be done to prevent injury.
Post due by Sunday Night 12:00!!!!
http://highschoolsports.oregonlive.com/news/article/-2641387573131985089/concussion-concerns-could-deliver-a-blow-to-high-school-youth-football/
ReplyDeleteThis article starts off talking about a father to twin boys who says he will not allow his sons to play professionally because he himself has lingering effects from head injuries from the days when he played football. The article goes on to talk about the future and how more parents might start to keep their children from the sport. It says that high school football is doing fine but that youth football participation in Oregon has been declining. President of the Lake Oswego Youth Football Association said that he doesn’t believe fear of head injuries is the main reason people aren’t playing, but that it is a factor. More parents are also making their kids wait until they are in high school. The article goes on to talk about rules that have been passed and the raised concussion awareness. It says that more coaches in the league have begun stressing safety techniques.
In my opinion, it is a good idea for people to wait until high school to play. I also think it is good that more leagues are raising awareness about concussions and doing what they can to help the athletes. I think that a good way to help prevent injury is to focus on the athletes who have had concussions and getting them completely recovered before returning to the field so they do not do more irreversible damage.
http://www.drdavidgeier.com/troubling-trends-concussions-high-school-athletes/
ReplyDeleteThis article talks about the rise in concussions due to sports, exspecially high school sports because young athletes are more likely to get a concussion. In this order, the sport of football, girls soccer, boys wrestling and girls basketball were the sports with the players that got the most concussions. It was also stated that concussions occur more in compition then in practice. Contact sports caused the most concussions, with this being stated I think that that players playing a contact sport just need to make sure they are playing by the rules instead of just being agressive. The article also stated that players that got a concussion were cleared to play that same day. I think that the athletic trainers need to be more imformed about how dangerous they are. Also, there should be a set amound of days that an athlete can't play after receiveing a concussion this way they will have time to heal. If a player recieve a concussion during a game they should not be allowed to go back in and players need to know the dangers of a concussion so they will take the initiative to tell the coach that their head is hurting.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2140075/
ReplyDeleteThis article begins with talking about how sports related brain injuries is second after car crashes. Both girls and boys high school sports lead to concussions mainly soccer, basketball, wrestling, baseball and softball, and of course football. This article also states that girls had a higher percentage of concussions than boys did in most sports. But even though they had concussions they were cleared to continue playing the same day that they received the concussion. It also says that most injuries high school student had were in fact concussions and when compared to college athletics the high school athletes had on over all higher concussion rate than the college athletes had. I personally believe that the athletic trainers should be aware of how serious a concussion is, after all the trainers are certified and should therefore be more aware of the danger. Also if an athletes appears to have a concussion there should be forced to sit out of games and practices for a few days depending on how bad the concussion is. As for the athletes themselves if they are informed that they have a concussion the student should take initiative in knowing they have a concussion and sit out for their personal safety.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/us/law-to-protect-student-athletes-with-concussions-starts.html
ReplyDeleteThis article talks about if a player ever comes in contact with a concussion, they cannot go back out onto the field to play until a coach or athletic trainer allows them. It says that all coaches have to complete two hours of training on how to identify a concussion. Most coaches like this rule, even if it does take the star athlete out of the game. It's a persons life put on the line. What I think is that if any kind of athlete gets a concussion during a game, they should automatically be taken out of the game and go straight to see a sports trainer to see if they can still play or not. Even if the athlete barley gets hit on the head, they still need to be checked out and not ignored. It may not be a serious concussion or issue but they build up on eachother. It's alot better to get the first one taken care of, that way down the road everything will be okay.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7443714/jonah-lehrer-concussions-adolescents-future-football
ReplyDelete“If the sport of football ever dies, it will die from the outside in. It won't be undone by a labor lockout or a broken business model — football owners know how to make money. Instead, the death will start with those furthest from the paychecks, the unpaid high school athletes playing on Friday nights.” This first statement in this article couldn’t have been said better! Football is not a sport that is just going to die out from people not watching or NFL players not playing on a Sunday afternoon. It’s going to die out from having less high school players being able to play on Friday nights due to concussions. The high school football is one of the most dangerous sports to play. There are nearly 2 million brain injuries in teenage players every year. Once a high school football player has suffered more than 2 concussions they are at a higher risk for mental problems, headaches, dizziness, and sleeping issues. “In the milliseconds after a concussion, there is a sudden release of neurotransmitters as billions of brain cells turn themselves on at the exact same time.” After the hit all those cells work to regain their equilibrium. Nobody knows exactly how long it will take for the brain to repair it’s self. So the player needs to let the brain heal and not rush the healing just so they can play.
In my option I think Football players need to take the healing of a concussion more seriously! It needs to be uninterrupted and they don’t need to go back to playing till they are cleared and know they wont suffer a secondary impact if they are hit again. You may play for the love of the game, but what about your life? Are you willing to risk not being able to play ever again for one last Friday night game? If the player knows they have a concussion they need to be responsible and know they shouldn’t be playing. They need to treat it like a physical injury you can actually see; they aren’t going to play on a hurt knee and risk hurting it more, they need to take time and let it heal. Players need to treat concussions the same way. Let it heal and not risk having an injury get worse and have it threaten the way you live life.
*Sorry it’s so long!! I want to study sports medicine and I like football!! :)
http://theconcussionblog.com/2011/05/17/trends-in-concussion-incidence-in-high-school-sports/
ReplyDeleteWhat had happened in the article is that it starts off talking about the 11 year study this guy had done in Falls Church, Virginia. The school district he studied at had 2 part-time certified athletic trainers that were there for the games and practices and mainly their for the players saftey. The guy already basically knew that football was the number one sport for concussions. But he had found out that the girls soccer team was number two on sport- concussion list. The games of soccer and football are very simliar, meaning the equipment and the rules. He had found out that females had a higher incidence of concussions, than males. He stated that it was based on everyones increased awarness while playing the game. Most of the concussions that had happened within the school district had definetly been increasing due to the 2 certified athletic trainers that were there during the games and practices. Because they would not just go ahead and put the players back in the game when they had already had a concussion, but instead let them sit it out.
http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/39/5/958
ReplyDeleteThis article begins taking about the concussion incidents in high school sports. As we all know, a concussion can be a very serious and dangerous brain injury. It says that football and boys' lacrosse had the highest number of concussions. This article also says that girls' sports have a concussion rate similar or even higher than the boys did. I believe that during games, athletic trainers should always be aware that anything could happen. They need to understand the risks and be more attentive towards the injured athlete. I also think that if an athlete is having head troubles after a big hit, they should be pulled out and rest instead of going back into the game. Also, an athlete should immediately tell a doctor how his head feels and should not wait for the pain to go away. This is what causes very serious concussions and could even lead to death.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7443714/jonah-lehrer-concussions-adolescents-future-football
ReplyDelete"(High school football players) are'nt getting paid a thing, but are paying the biggest cost"
In my article it talks about concussions in high school football athletes. It talks about that if the rate of concussions in high school football games and practice continue to rise then what will we have to do with pre-collegiate football athletes. Will they be forced to be stripped of a game many consider their life? Many players will get hit and "shake it off" and go a few more plays. And this is where we find the most traumatic injuries on the football field. So the kids can impress their friends or teammates they want to continue playing and then eventually will have to stop playing..for life. What can be done to prevent this? Top of the chart helmets? Athletic trainers in every practice and game? These procedures have alrady been done. Players are getting bigger, faster, and stronger and not many things can prevent a 6'1" 220 linebacker coming in full speed on a head on collision. At Appalachain State University, their football players have chips in their helmets and are constantly being monitored by trainers on the sideline during practice and games. If there is a big spike or change in the readings from the chip the trainers will pull aside the players and ask a a series of questions. If the player is okay, then he is on his way back to practice, if not he is taken out and medical attention is seemed. I think that this would be helpful in every pro, college, high school, middle school, and pop Warner team. But let's come to reality, every single team in America cannot afford state of the art technology like this. But I feel that over time there will be other technical advances to come out and further help the risk of concussions. I do not believe that football should be stripped from high schools and middle schools, but I do believe that the attention should be higher in places with younger kids involved. Do not take away what many teenagers like myself consider their life, but yet seek technical products that would help prevent these concussions.
-James Dillon Schoolcraft...blog post comment extrodenare
dillon plaigerized the teacher.... =F!!!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/us/law-to-protect-student-athletes-with-concussions-starts.html?_r=0
ReplyDeleteIn this article it talks about a new law passed in Texas regarding preventing concussions and treating them. There was a new law passed called the “Natasha Law” that requires all coaches and trainers to have training on how to diagnose and recognize a player with symptoms of a concussion. It also gives the coach the right to institute rules about when a player can return into the game after coming out for showing signs of a concussion. This new law helps a lot because not just the fact that the trainers’ have to clear the player before they can return but the player has to have their coach’s permission to return to the game. By receiving this training the trainers and coaches can prevent damage to their players’ brains. They also find out that if they don’t help treat and prevent concussions and the player receives a second one that the players’ second concussion can leads to serious brain damage or in worst cases death. In my opinion this new law is great for prevention of damage to young players’ brains and treatment for those players. It may be tedious and annoying for coaches to have to take their players out but in the long run it could prevent them from lifelong damage. It is much more valuable to be taken out for 10 minutes than to stay in and take another blow to the head and damage you brain even worse. Concussions should be the most important high school sport injury to be prevented and treated because any other injury will heal, but if someone suffers a concussion and is not treated properly or given time to heal the consequences can be detrimental to that person’s future.
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/02/133437361/doctors-throw-flags-on-high-school-concussions
ReplyDeleteMy article talks about how doctors say they, "Don't want coaches making medical decisions." They are not qualified to make those kinds of assumptions and had rather the medical professionals make those calls. They want the coaches to be able to understand and be able to tell what the signs of a concussion are. They want them to take the players out of the game when they begin to recognize the signs before there is major damage. Another thing it talks about is the possible damage that can happen from allowing a player to go back into a game after a possible concussion. The article also states that during that time that the body is in a metobolic crisis and the brain and the body are over working. Over 66,000 players suffer from a concussions playing soccer, wrestling, basketball, baseball, field hockey and volleyball.
It is my opinion that severe damage would happen less often if the coaches and trainers would be trained better to recognize the signs of a concussion. They should be able to know the symptoms and danger signs and how to respond to a concussion if it occurs. There could be action plans that could be set up before the season starts and also help to educate the parents and athletes.
http://www.petaluma360.com/article/20120916/COMMUNITY/120919671/-1/community?Title=Efforts-underway-to-protect-high-school-athletes-from-concussions
ReplyDeleteThis article talks about base line testing and acknowledging that concussions are “no laughing matter”. Although many people think that concussion tests are a waste of time and think that concussions will never happen to them, they never know who will get a concussion and when. It just takes one awkward hit or fall and they can be concussed. The base line test helps to determine how severe the trauma is and when the player will be able to return to this glorious game of football. More and more sports trainers are making the boys take these tests so that they have something to compare the actions of the concussed players to. If the players happen to fail the test, the trainer will force them to stay out of practices and games until they show that they are perfectly normal again. Although many players complain about sitting out, they need to know that it is for the best and will only help them get better and prevent a worse injury. The brain is a very important part of the body, and any sort of trauma can potentially change a player’s life in an instant. Schools across the country are helping these boys out and preventing more unnecessary injuries.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1873131,00.html
ReplyDeleteThis article explains that too many high school football players are going back on the field right after they've had a concussion. Time magazine stated,"According to an alarming new study, from 2005 to 2008, 41% of concussed athletes in 100 high schools across the U.S. returned to play too soon, under guidelines set out by the American Academy of Neurology." This means that almost half of the concussed players go back on the field. More high schools need to have certified medical examiners at each game in order to monitor and properly diagnose concussed athletes.Concussions have also become more frequent in female athletes. Going back into a game with a concussion is extremely dangerous. Blood flow to the brain is decreased as well as the amount of oxygen flow to the brain. This makes the athlete more susceptible to other injury's if the concussion remains untreated. More players need to be bench as soon as they have been hit in order to prevent an concussion going untreated.
- I am terribly saddened because I just realized that my article is the exact same as Jason's soo.. I promise I didn't plagerize him!! :(
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/us/law-to-protect-student-athletes-with-concussions-starts.html
This articles talks about how a new Texas Law that makes puclic schools, and some private schools in Texas take concussions more seriously. The law is also known as the Natasha law, which sets a requirement for coaches and trainers to take 2 hours of training to help them identify signs of a concussion and how to deal with them and be smart about when letting the athletes play again. The article gave a good example about how things, such as a hurt knee, are taken more seriously than concussions, so that has to be changed. Therefore, the whole law is basically raising awareness for coaches and trainers to do the best they can to make sure players don't play with concussions to prevent them from getting brain damage or worse outcomes.
This law is excellent and I think it should become required everywhere because concussions may not seem serious at the moment, but if not treated carefully, then it can turn out with an outcome that can change an athletes life negatively. Anyways, along with the new law, trainers and coaches should help prevent concussions from getting worse by realizing that even if it has to involve letting the star athelete skip a few games, they need to make sure that their concussion is fully gone before playing. Also, they shouldn't determine whether their concussin is gone by just the way they say they are feeling, but they need to be cleared by a doctor to make it officially cleared. In additon to that, athletes need to realize that if they feel any symptoms of concussion then they should take it seriously and rest for the game or practice and let a doctor know, rather than ignoring it and risking being seriously injured and seriousl effecting the rest of their life.
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/23/4749756/concussion-prevention-and-treatment.html
ReplyDeleteThis article explains that "even though concussion awareness has increased tenfold the past several years, it is still a hot-button issue.... (Bill Paterson)". As said in class, the article also talks about how former NFL players have been committing suicides and filing lawsuits because then men are left with head trauma. For the rest of the article it goes into detail about a coach at Mesa Verde football and his precautions to prevent concussions on his gridiron. I think what Mr. Hamilton mentioned in class about "helmet monitoring from the sideline", was a great start to prevent concussions in PRACTICE, but if we did that during the actual football game, it would take entirely too long. The game we double in time span, and would become tiring to watch, and possibly boring. My personal opinion is that maybe extra padding should be taken into consideration. Also when a player gets hit and does not get back up IMMEDIATELY, then he should be subbed out and given a quick check up, before returning to the field. Also the person who is doing the check, it would help if they weren’t biased. If they were couldn’t they just say the player is fine and send him right back on the field? I know to the coaches, that this can be a pain, but at the end of the day you must sit back and think "Is winning a game more important than my player’s health?" Think about it....
-Brandon Thomas
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.doctoroz.com/blog/michael-neely-do/dangers-high-school-football-concussions
ReplyDeleteMy article talked about how dangerous concussions can be. Most football plays don’t tell their coaches or parents because they want to keep playing. However, what they don’t know is if they play with a concussion they are at risk of a second concussion, which is called “second-hit syndrome”. Second-hit syndrome is life threating and can ruin most players’ lives by taking away their motor skills and can cause brain hemorrhaging. About 20% of concussions go unrecognized because coaches and athletic trainers don’t pay close attention to the players.
I think coaches should pay very close attention to their players. If the hit looks too hard they should pull the player out and have a professional athletic trainer look at the player for concussion symptoms. Also, a medical professional should talk to the football players telling them how dangerous concussions may be and that they should tell there coaches if they think they have concussion symptoms.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/04/16/2005764/high-school-football-brain-injuries.html
ReplyDeleteEven though we know the risks and have done preventative measures for brain injuries, they are on the rise again. In 2011, 13 high school football players suffered catastrophic brain injuries, the most since 1984. In the past 10 years the average brain injury has increased from 5.0 to 8.2. While all football players are at risk, most of the time the defensive player are the ones who get the catastrophic brain injuries. Tackling alone accounts for over 2/3 of the catastrophic brain injuries. Even though there are a lot of measures to help prevent catastrophic brain injuries, the question becomes why are catastrophic brain injuries on the rise? The answer could be that football is so important to the players, they will lie to keep playing. Also, the players themselves are bigger and stronger, and therefore can cause more damage. I think players who show symptoms of a concussion should have to sit out for a mandatory time, even if they say they feel fine, just to make sure their brain is fully healed.
http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/michael-neely-do/dangers-high-school-football-concussions
ReplyDeleteIn this article it talks about the dangers of highschool athletes playing with a concussion. Nowadays alot of athletes are hiding their concussions,or being approved to play again still not fully recovered. Both are extremely dangerous, for anyone but particularly highschool athletes. The fact that us highschoolers are still young means that our brain is not fully developed; and when you put yourself through the trama of a head injury and don't treat it until full recovery, if something were to happen it would be way worse than ever anticipated, and then what you origionally had to treat. Also not always are highschoolers purposely endangering themselves but sometimes it could be tough to see the symptoms of a concussion. Parents need to start paying closer attention and not rely fully on the athletic administration.
I feel as if some athletes really do worry about how they look rather than how they feel, which is the dumbest thing ever. Some people might want to seem like nothing can hurt them and show that they can just shake it off and it not be a big deal and then once they get hurt, it could be more than just a concussion and also leave perminant damage. Coaches, AD's, and nurses should not always be relied on, i feel it is also the parents job to do their roll in their kids life. They live with them so if they see anything unusual they should consult someone. There has been alot of cases where the athletic trainer approves the person to play when he or she isnt even fully recovered and then raise the chances for both themself and the athlete. For the athletes safety and whether they get fired of not. Moral is you should always take percaution no matter what the injury big or small they're all important and should be treated correctly by a responsible person.
-Natalie Nowacowcanski
The article explains that concussions are a rising issue in high school athletes. It continues to say that there is a lack of pre testing in schools that allow a baseline to compare after injury. School also are unable to provide the newest technology, the best doctors and neurosurgeons for every practice and game. The rising issue has become a serious concern for students, teachers, parents, coaches, and other schools. The more we have discovered about concussions the bigger the issue has become. Due to the competitive side of sport the issuue has become playing the best who are injured or choosing the 2nd string an maybe lose a game. Is one win worth a life? Coaches have to acknowledge the injury like it was life or death, student athletes must speak up as well no one game is worth getting a second concussion when the first hasn't dissipated. I believe more technology and knowledge about concussions should be readiy availavle to everyone playing any sport. I would also encourage the availability of professionals on the sideline assisting with injuries.
ReplyDeletehttp://m.npr.org/story/133437361?url=/2011/02/02/133437361/doctors-throw-flags-on-high-school-concussions
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/09/managing_concussions_in_studen.html
ReplyDeleteIn this article it talks about how serious a concussion is. A concussion is a type of brain injury that we should not take as a joke. Not only should football players be aware of this but also other athletes. You can get hit with a ball and get a concussion. It's important that everyone rest their brain after a concussion in order to heal faster. Many athletes suffer from short and long-term memory loss because they never get enough rest for their brain after a concussion. These concussions can either last a few weeks or even months. If the student goes back to school too fast their symptoms could most likely get worse. The bottom line is to stay well rested when you have a concussion because you never know what can happen to you if you don't take care of yourself.
http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/michael-neely-do/dangers-high-school-football-concussions
ReplyDeleteIn this article Dr. Oz talks about how high school football players choose to stay in the game after getting hit and having concussion symptoms. He says that is is very dangerous to continue playing with a concussion because it could lead to permanent brain damage or even sudden death.
In my opinion it is better for a player to get out the game immediately after getting hit in the head and has symptoms of a concussion. I was once a well talented wide receiver in football in my younger years, and could've been a d1 prospect but decided to focus on basketball. I took my share of hard hits (pause) to the head and once received a concussion. at the time i didn't know it was that serious and stayed in the game. Luckily i didn't get hit in the head again because it could've bee worse than it was. If i knew what i know now about concussions i would've camp out the game avoiding possible risks of permanent brain damage or death.
This article talks about how several athletes have suffered concussions, with or without their coaches or other people knowing, then returned playing too soon, making their condition worse. It also states that NFL players aren’t the only ones who get concussions. High school athletes get them as well, but don’t get as much attention, until now. Recently, athletic trainers have really made an effort to address the serious issue of concussions in high school sports by implementing concussion tests before and after impact, as well as watching players more carefully for signs of concussions. I think this will be helpful in preventing the effects of multiple concussions and will save several athletes’ lives. I also believe that this is a problem that should’ve been addressed many years ago because it could’ve prevented the suffering and deaths of a lot of people. However, I do think that the system being used to prevent damage from multiple concussions is good. It should be required by every athletic program in existence.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/Concussions-a-dangerous-problem-for-high-school-3579865.php#page-1
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20120916/PC16/120919326/football-and-concussions-to-play-or-not-to-play
ReplyDeleteThe article i found is about a pro NFL player by the name of Dexter Coakley who says the football has a much greater risk than it seems. He comments that he never knew the risks about concussions while playing the sport throughout his career. After being informed about the risks and dangers of playing American Football he stats the his son “Zahn is not going to play tackle football until the seventh or eighth grade,”. He then stated that he will allow his son to play flag football to master the game from an intellectual view until he has matured enough to understand the risks and consequences behind tackling. I feel like this is a wise option for parents who have kids that want to play without getting them damaged at a very early age. I feel like this option not only benefits but also protects children from serious injury early on. Also kids don't really start to get serious with football anyways until they reach high school. By high school they can start lifting and get bigger faster and stronger to decrease the chance of a head to head collision that could result in something serious.
http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/michael-neely-do/dangers-high-school-football-concussions
ReplyDeleteMy article here that i have found about highschool concussions basically explains the dangers of concussions and how severe hits to the head can be in football. As directly stated in my article concussions are high impact blows to the head, neck, or face which cause temporary rapid onset neurological impairment as well as possible loss of conciousness. Concussions are common in highschool football but most of the time players try to shake it off themselves and go back in the game to show how tough they are but when they do this, they put themselves at risk for second impact syndrome. When second impact syndrome happens players could develop brain hemorrhages or drop dead on contact of a big enough hit. Concussion will always be involved with hs football and will never go completely away but doctors, scietist, and leauge officials are making new rules and coming up with new ways everyday to make the sport safer and keep the players safe. One of these ways are putting sensors on helmets to monitor the force of hits taken by players and creating new helmets that can take more of the force from hits rather than our heads taking it. Concussion awareness around the world is at a full go and steps are being taken everyday to make it safe for highschool athletes.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2140075/
ReplyDeleteThis article shows how sports are related to brain injuries and how it comes second after car crashes.This article also states that girls had a higher percentage of concussions than boys did in most sports. Both girls and boys high school sports lead to concussions mainly soccer, basketball, wrestling, baseball and softball, and definitely football. But even though they had concussions they were cleared to continue playing the same day that they received the concussion. It also says that most injuries high school students had were in fact concussions and when compared to college athletics the high school athletes had on over all higher concussion rate than the college athletes had. I personally believe that the trainers should be aware of how serious a concussion is, after all that's what the trainers are certified for. Also if an athletes appears to have a concussion there should be forced to sit out of games and practices for a few days depending on how bad the concussion is to ensure that they are completely healed. As for the athletes themselves if they are informed that they have a concussion the should take the first step in knowing they have a concussion and sit out so the could be safe.