Football for Children: Good or Bad?
Winning or losing; Injured or healthy; Happy or sad; Insecure or confident; Good or bad? What can football do to the youth of America? Are the lessons that can be taught by football worth the risk of mental or physical harm that can be encountered through the sport? There are theories that have both opinions, but the decision is one that should be made by the parent. The parent wanting to make the decision about their children’s participation in football is natural. The reason for this is that every mom or dad has a natural paternal instinct to protect his or her child (Ros-Lehtinen 1). The two concerns that parents have today are: physical injuries such as bumps, bruises, breaks, or anything of that nature, and things that could be detrimental to the mental state of a child, for example confidence problems, or obtaining too much fear of the sport at a young age. The concerns that parents have about the physical aspect of the game are legitimate. Dr. York M. Briggs explains, that if children over work themselves at a young age, then it could lead to many physical problems (Briggs). SafeUSA have studies showing “…that 15 to 20 percent of players age 8 to 14 are injured during the f
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Approximate Word count = 1263
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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