Everlasting Risks of Sports
Sports can be considered an integral part of an adolescent’s life. It can be a great source of entertainment and an even better source of exercise. However, it can also be a great source of life changing events such as injuries. As a semi-professional soccer player, I have experienced many injuries in the past. Injuries such as broken bones, concussions, and countless bruises. Also, as an athlete who plays a numerous amount of sports, the cost of it all can easily get out of hand. Luckily, I can afford these costs. However, as the average salary for a Canadian is a petty $49,000, sports can prove to be deadly for these individual’s wallet. Athletic activities can also become the main focus of the society, and can make other extracurricular activities feel insignificant.
As many of you may already know, the world revolves around the sun. However, sometimes it feels like the world is revolving around sports. According to the article written by Hank Hill's ÈWhat in the Name of High School FootballÈ he feels his school is an athletocracy. He believes that his school’s primary focus is athletics and other extracurricular activities such as fine arts are extremely irrelevant. Sports can unnecessarily …show more content…
This is true but when factors such as career ending injuries come into the equation, these factors are insignificant. According to Jeffrey Perkelès article ÈHigh School Football Comes With a RiskÈ, by many studies done by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), high school athletes have insufficiently built growth plates and less muscle mass than a college student proving to be a significant reason that high school sports should be carefully monitored and taught before kids reach college. It also proves that sports can force adolescentès to hang their boots up early and can affect peopleès daily life and future in a negative
Sports can be considered an integral part of an adolescent’s life. It can be a great source of entertainment and an even better source of exercise. However, it can also be a great source of life changing events such as injuries. As a semi-professional soccer player, I have experienced many injuries in the past. Injuries such as broken bones, concussions, and countless bruises. Also, as an athlete who plays a numerous amount of sports, the cost of it all can easily get out of hand. Luckily, I can afford these costs. However, as the average salary for a Canadian is a petty $49,000, sports can prove to be deadly for these individual’s wallet. Athletic activities can also become the main focus of the society, and can make other extracurricular activities feel insignificant.
As many of you may already know, the world revolves around the sun. However, sometimes it feels like the world is revolving around sports. According to the article written by Hank Hill's ÈWhat in the Name of High School FootballÈ he feels his school is an athletocracy. He believes that his school’s primary focus is athletics and other extracurricular activities such as fine arts are extremely irrelevant. Sports can unnecessarily …show more content…
This is true but when factors such as career ending injuries come into the equation, these factors are insignificant. According to Jeffrey Perkelès article ÈHigh School Football Comes With a RiskÈ, by many studies done by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), high school athletes have insufficiently built growth plates and less muscle mass than a college student proving to be a significant reason that high school sports should be carefully monitored and taught before kids reach college. It also proves that sports can force adolescentès to hang their boots up early and can affect peopleès daily life and future in a negative