Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Article #8: Just let the kids play

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/8297366/espn-survey-finds-news-coverage-concussions-leads-majority-parents-less-likely-allow-sons-play-youth-football-leagues


This article goes into the mindset of parents when it is related to football. Many parents are very cautious of there children health and some parents believe football puts there health in danger."Football is a sport a in which severe injuries can happen when a child is not properly coached. Most youth football coaches are concerned only with winning." This statement is very true my self have come across coaches in my years of football who are only concern with winning. Therefore missing out on the importance of good technique. The unfortunate part about concussions is that even though good technique can prevent injuries, concussions are just apart of the game. So I guess parents do have valid concerns about there children playing football. Even the most die hard football fans will not let there children play because of fear of concussions. In my opinion I'm just like let the kids play and enjoy themselves. When they get that first concussion is when you can think about restricting them from playing football.

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