At the NFL CBA meeting, along with wages and other news, they will be discussing player safety and how to deal with injuries such as concussions. I am glad they are taking more action with concussions, which in my mind are a highly urgent topic to discuss. I believe that if you eliminate factors such as sending players back in with concussions, it will make a difference. This will also decrease the possibility of getting Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. If we all work together we can make a difference.
Connor Sudderth
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Helmet hits cause head drauma
Concussions are more common with young-players then people think. Young athletes today in football are taught differently than NFL players were taught. Some coaches teach their players to go in with their head which is a major safety issue. Players who go in with their helmet when tackling are 90% more likely to be injured then a player who does not. The NFL today deals with those type of helmet to helmet hits, but all they really do is just yell at them and then fine the player. If I was a coach and one of my players used his helmet and got flagged, I wouldn't yell at him, I would just take him aside and talk to him about how to tackle. CTE is a major issue today and can be fatal. So don't do helmet to helmet hits because I know you don't want to deal with all the "head drauma".
Connor Sudderth
Connor Sudderth
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