Friday, January 30, 2015

Should Teens Play Contact Sports

Jenin Dari                                                                                                          1/30/15
711                                                                                                                      MS 51


Should Teens Play Contact Sports?

          Bam!!!There goes another teen getting injured playing a contact sport. Teens shouldn’t play contact sports because more and more teens are getting injured out on the field, or even in a park. Sports can be very risky and an injury changes a teen whole life.
            Some contact sports can even kill you. In the video “Football death is 3rd in recent day” it shows how a teen died play football. In the video it states “Football is a very popular sport and cannot really stop until teens keep getting injured.” This explains that it will take more injured teens to make people understand that football needs to change. In that same video it explains how a teen died by a hit to the head in a football game. For example it states, “Tom Cutinella a player for Shoreham Wading River high school suffering a head injury.” Teens shouldn’t have to take a risk of getting hurt or even dying paying contact sports.
          More and More teens are getting injured each year playing contact sports. For example in the article “For Children in Sports, a Breaking Point” it explains “Every year more than 3.5 million children under 15 require medical treatment for sports injuries, nearly half of which are the result of simple overuse.” Contact sports are becoming riskier and more injuries are not only temporary they are permanent. Teens are not only breaking down physically but emotionally. Another example is it states, “too many athletes are being pushed- or are pushing themselves- to the point of breaking down, physically and sometimes emotionally.” It’s one thing to be physically injured by a sport it is another to be emotionally.
          On the other hand, some parents do think that sports are good and healthy for their children. For example in the article “Kobe Bryant says competition key in youth sports” It states “There’s lots of people out there who don’t believe in having competition” Bryant said “I think we have to make it enjoyable and for kids to understand that there’s a certain spirit of competition that’s fun.” This example shows that some people think of sports in a good way. Sports are differently healthier then seating down watching television all day. For example in the text it states “They’ll pick up their activity instead of just plopping down in front of a TV.” This example explains that it would be better and healthier to play sports then watch television.
          In conclusion, sports would be better than watching TV, but when you get injured playing a contact sport it can be very risky and it could change your life forever under some conditions. Would you take a risk?                       
         


         




No comments:

Post a Comment