Deborah Rhea's 'Back To The Basics'
Youth in Football Youth football is a program that allows adolescent kids to partake in the sport of football. Some people have the firm believe that youth football is a great program with benefits that far outweigh any possible negative effects. This side mostly argues that proper teaching of the sport and its fundamentals is paramount, but as a whole the game is fine. While others are up in arms saying that football in its current state is far too dangerous and detrimental to the health of children. This side offers either a change in the rules or a removal of football entirely leaving it to be replaced by other safer options. Both sides agree that football is a contact sport that comes with a risk of injury. They both also agree that there
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She gives statistics saying that the obesity rates is affecting more than just the health of the children it impacts. It impacts our military; according to Rhea 47,447 potential soldiers flunked the induction physicals due to their obesity. She goes on to discuss possible fixes, among the reasons going out and being active was one. She cited how the NFL funds camps in which they train kids. The drills the kids enjoy while at the camp are considered to be football drills. These drills get children active and can help them lose weight. . Amir Khan, a writer for U.S. News & World Report, argues that parents should encourage kids to get outside and stay active, even if that means they take an interest in football. He explains that letting them find interest in health and fitness young could lead to them being more active into adulthood. He then states that more and more in developed nations are living too sedentary life and being active is our greatest defense against the raising obesity …show more content…
Everyone who wrote in knew the dangers of football, and agreed that it was in fact a very dangerous game. They also agreed that taking tackling out would be an awful idea; their reasoning was that if they took out the tackling then later on it will only hinder any of their possible football related careers. Every person who wrote in weighed in on the importance of having a properly educated and trained coach who will teach proper technique to all of his players. This is further backed up by a study by Dr. Barry Goldberg, who has his doctorate in medicine and many others published “Injuries in Youth Football.” Dr. Goldberg and company made statistics and drew conclusions from said statistics in his article. He showed that the risk of injury while playing football is a measly 5%. His conclusion is that an average child who is not overweight poses very little risk for significant injury and shouldn’t worry about playing football. He however does say that the risk is still there. He recorded 257 injuries throughout his study, and among them only 3 were considered to be directly linked to possible chronic conditions in the child’s future. This leads him to say that the risk might be low, but it is still there. His agreed conclusion was that if
She gives statistics saying that the obesity rates is affecting more than just the health of the children it impacts. It impacts our military; according to Rhea 47,447 potential soldiers flunked the induction physicals due to their obesity. She goes on to discuss possible fixes, among the reasons going out and being active was one. She cited how the NFL funds camps in which they train kids. The drills the kids enjoy while at the camp are considered to be football drills. These drills get children active and can help them lose weight. . Amir Khan, a writer for U.S. News & World Report, argues that parents should encourage kids to get outside and stay active, even if that means they take an interest in football. He explains that letting them find interest in health and fitness young could lead to them being more active into adulthood. He then states that more and more in developed nations are living too sedentary life and being active is our greatest defense against the raising obesity …show more content…
Everyone who wrote in knew the dangers of football, and agreed that it was in fact a very dangerous game. They also agreed that taking tackling out would be an awful idea; their reasoning was that if they took out the tackling then later on it will only hinder any of their possible football related careers. Every person who wrote in weighed in on the importance of having a properly educated and trained coach who will teach proper technique to all of his players. This is further backed up by a study by Dr. Barry Goldberg, who has his doctorate in medicine and many others published “Injuries in Youth Football.” Dr. Goldberg and company made statistics and drew conclusions from said statistics in his article. He showed that the risk of injury while playing football is a measly 5%. His conclusion is that an average child who is not overweight poses very little risk for significant injury and shouldn’t worry about playing football. He however does say that the risk is still there. He recorded 257 injuries throughout his study, and among them only 3 were considered to be directly linked to possible chronic conditions in the child’s future. This leads him to say that the risk might be low, but it is still there. His agreed conclusion was that if