Damon Jones was a 16 year old high school student whose life was taken by playing the game he loved: football. Death tolls and major injuries have been climbing recently. The question comes should schools not allow football or otherwise school districts have to make regulations that provide students with a safer playing environment. Another question that comes up is why are only high schoolers dealing with such catastrophic deaths when these events are not as commonly seen in professional players. In the case of Damon Jones the boy died from a Blunt impact to the head. According to Kevin Guskiewicz, director of the Matthew Feller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center in North Carolina, believes that old equipment, young teenage brains, and lack of experience in athletic trainers are three major reasons for this trend seen in American football.
Personally, as a runner and swimmer I am not aware of the stress that football has on a person’s body. I do think however football should be limited to certain people. I think that for younger kids in middle school the game should be more padded or in someway be more safer. My friend was telling me how in sixth grade he broke both bones in his ulna and radius. I don’t think kids at these age should be in these dangerous situations. There should be more regulations in high school such as regular check ups on school equipment to make sure the kids are well protected and on their way to play the game that they love.
Questions:
Do you think the game of football should be eliminated in high schools who do not enforce enough safety regulations? How do schools afford better and more efficient equipment for students to use? Who does most of the blame go to when such an incident occurs?
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