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Daniel Serrano
Mrs. R. Desembrana
English 101 Composition I
20 November 2017
Youth Contact Sports Concussion
Concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury which is most frequent in those playing sports.
Repeated concussions are a known cause of various neurological disorders, most notable chronic
traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), for instance in professional athletes it has led to premature
retirement, erratic behavior and even suicide. While each individual sport has always and
continues to look ways to not just improve the sport but to minimize the risk of injuries such as
concussions, youth sports should continue to be allowed including those sports that are
considered extreme contact such as football.
Playing sports helps develop teamwork and leadership skills, working as a team to reach a
common goal definitely helps children develop communication and problem-solving skills that
will benefit them not only on the field but off the field as well (usmc-mccs.org). Leadership
skills that translate to be not only effective leaders in their respective classrooms but in the
streets as well avoiding unnecessary mischief. Building teamwork not only in classroom with
classmates, but at home as well-being positive role models including their siblings. Others have
and will continue to argue that learning especially teamwork and leadership skill doesn’t occur
during games, where players are often afraid to take risks because a mistake may cost the team
the game (Lench). In addition, there may be no supporting evidence to evidence that such sport
develops teamwork and leadership skill that transfer off the field as well.
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Youth athletes become physically fit, example football requires kids to take part in
physical fitness. Our country’s obesity rate is at alarming levels. This is primary because of
poor nutrition (fast food) and the growing and continue interest and development of video
games. Kids play video games, but the kids are addicted to them are the ones that rather stay
inside on a nice day and games. If it is a nice day, kids should be outside playing. Kids need to
stay active and participate in sports and recreations. One example is football which is physically
demanding sport that will have kids exercising not only in every practice but in the game as well
(Youthfootballonline). To everyone the importance of a healthy body and fit is important but
especialy to youth that are still in their development stage as their body continue to mature and
the combine of their fitness in the long run it is beneficial in to their adulthood. Some stated to
the contrary that one key factor that seperates young athletes from their mature athlethes
