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| [picture taken by my mom; Me making a tackle.] |
Do
you think it is right for a human being to set his body on the line
for a football game? Should he stop or keep playing? I’ll let you
decide that one for yourself, but I believe if you love something
enough that you would do anything for it. Most people, mostly women,
do not want their children playing football because of the simple
fact of getting hurt. To be honest you can get hurt doing anything,
such as: running to a certain place, cooking, other sports, walking
on unleveled ground. So why judge a player and say he should not be
playing football, when the world in general is dangerous.
I
will admit, there are some negatives going in to playing football and
can potentially produce serious life ending injuries. Players get
hurt all the time; it is very common in football. Between 2001 and
2005, U.S. males of all ages made an estimated 1,060,823 emergency
room visits with football-related injuries, according to an analysis
of data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All
Injury Program performed by the Injury Prevention Center at Rhode
Island Hospital. Also you could die from serious blows to the head or
chest, which is very possible. That’s why they made shoulder pads
and helmets to protect those critical spots.
Even though those negatives are severe there are also many up sides to playing football, and even coaching it. I play football and I know it is a very tough sport, but also I know that it teaches life lessons and ways to become a better man. Playing football teaches you sportsmanship towards one another, and teaches players toughness and perseverance when things get rough. Coaching the sport gains you respect and love from your players and staff. Adds friendships for your future and sets future goals for yourself by controlling what you do on and off the field. For most high school players, football is all they have and taking it away from them could damage their lives in the long run and halt their future. So yes I’m saying that football kept and keeps football players off the streets and molding them into real men.
I actually knew a guy who died during a football game so playing football is a very serious thing. I would prefer my son to play baseball though lol. But you can always tell that football players gain a lot from playing football. Not only, victories but self-character and self-confidence.
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