Paper on Head Concussion
Khalil Rashid
Research Paper
10/28/12
A Head Case In the game of football hitting is one of the key aspects of the game. For some fans this is one reason why they attend football games in the first place. Hitting for fans gives excitement and gives off the impression of football being a gladiator sport. Which football is, because of the way hitting and tackling are a part of the game. The way hitting is taught is by use of the helmet and facemask. The person that is tackling the opponent is taught to put the top of their helmet where the facemask is located and ram the person in the chest or head. Some coaches teach their players the way of tackling is to wrap the opponent with their arms and pull the back of their jersey down so that that the player goes down safely. Then again, there is no correct defined way of tackling. The way the player performs theses action rely on the player skill. According to the journal of biomechanics, the rates of concussions are due to the liner acceleration to the head. While there are other sources that believe that the cause of the concussions are due to the consistency of repeated blows to the head.
In the NFL there are some players that sole responsibilities are to take out the other team’s players. Look at the New Orleans Saints for example; in a investigation conducted by the NFL sources say that the defensive coordinator of the saints paid the players money to them to injure the other team’s best players. Another example is the player Jack Tatum. He was named for the "Assassin for his big hits and talking out opposing players. Fans need to start to realize that there’s more to the game than just big hits, fans lose sight of catching balls, throwing touch downs, and running for big yards. Fans need to start to regain this interest, for the sake of the lives of many NFL players, based on the fact that the concussion rate continues to grow.
The NFL has implemented concussion test to help reduce the risk of brain
Research Paper
10/28/12
A Head Case In the game of football hitting is one of the key aspects of the game. For some fans this is one reason why they attend football games in the first place. Hitting for fans gives excitement and gives off the impression of football being a gladiator sport. Which football is, because of the way hitting and tackling are a part of the game. The way hitting is taught is by use of the helmet and facemask. The person that is tackling the opponent is taught to put the top of their helmet where the facemask is located and ram the person in the chest or head. Some coaches teach their players the way of tackling is to wrap the opponent with their arms and pull the back of their jersey down so that that the player goes down safely. Then again, there is no correct defined way of tackling. The way the player performs theses action rely on the player skill. According to the journal of biomechanics, the rates of concussions are due to the liner acceleration to the head. While there are other sources that believe that the cause of the concussions are due to the consistency of repeated blows to the head.
In the NFL there are some players that sole responsibilities are to take out the other team’s players. Look at the New Orleans Saints for example; in a investigation conducted by the NFL sources say that the defensive coordinator of the saints paid the players money to them to injure the other team’s best players. Another example is the player Jack Tatum. He was named for the "Assassin for his big hits and talking out opposing players. Fans need to start to realize that there’s more to the game than just big hits, fans lose sight of catching balls, throwing touch downs, and running for big yards. Fans need to start to regain this interest, for the sake of the lives of many NFL players, based on the fact that the concussion rate continues to grow.
The NFL has implemented concussion test to help reduce the risk of brain