Coaches tend to live beneath a false sense of security that their only responsibility is to further the athletic capabilities if their players both individually, and collectively. This thought that coaches have no obligation to defend their athletes’ mental, and physical safety is absurd. Coaches are not simply caretakers of players, but of people, and therefore hold a moral and legal duty to create a safe environment of play, in order to prevent, and protect their athletes from serious head trauma, or other sports related injuries. Many believe that it is solely medical professionals’ jobs to keep athletes safe, while the majority of sports-world believes that this responsibility is shared among multiple different influences in …show more content…
Baugh gives an accurate description of this situation by stating, “Given the broad spectrum of potential health consequences that can result from multiple concussions, institutions should take seriously the role of coaches in promoting or discouraging safe concussion reporting (320).” This basic training is a vital component of the coach’s role in recognizing, responding to, and reporting concussions and even though it is all that is required, more extensive training is encouraged. Coaches play a unique role in the lives of their athletes as they are not only authority figures, but they are generally seen as role models. Athletes look up to their coaches, and coaches tend to be an example figure in the eyes of their athletes. They will watch, learn, and act upon the characteristics that their coach displays. This adds additional responsibility upon the coaching staff. One study mentions, “Within the athletic environment, coaches and teammates are particularly influential on athletes’ decisions regarding safety behaviors (Baugh 315).” Baugh goes on to say, “While there are multiple levels of influence on concussion safety, coaches …show more content…
Therefore, before an athletic trainer or other medical professional treats an athletes’ injuries they will need the coach’s comments, opinions, and observations of what actually occurred. This can ensure that a responsible review process will take place, and no personal issues between a trainer, and an athlete can affect it (Courson 134). Also, medical professionals are not responsible for the manner in which these workouts are held. Coaches are responsible for the length, the difficulty, the amount of breaks taken, and all other such details. If they are held responsible for the process, should they not therefore be held responsible for the results? If coaches take credit for the progress made, and the achievements accomplished, and the goals completed then, should they not also take credit for the games lost, and the plays wrecked, and the injuries received? According to Courson, “Shared responsibility for sports safety involves not just the sports medicine providers, but the athletic administration, coaches, participants, and all associated with the athletic program (130).” Since the coaches put their players in these situations, when they
Weisman talks about the fact that it is accepted to risk someone’s health in sports, but if it had been medicine-related one would think about the risks twice (Weisman, par. 17). Weisman talks about the fact that it is morally okay to look the other way if the society gets entertained by sports, but old rituals or dogfights are not accepted (Weisman, par. 20). Weisman believes that sports helmets should be better to protect athletes’ brains, especially in football where there are examples of athletes who got brain injuries from the sport (Weisman, par.
With the recent advances in technology the head injuries experienced by National Football League players has been made more noticeable to the public. So the public has raised an eyebrow, questioning who will take responsibility to battle the issue of brain injuries in the National Football League. This subject involving player safety isn’t anything new, “In fact, a quick search of historical press reports shows that football related concussions have been associated with deaths and debilitating injuries since the late 1800s”(Lange 178). In football one of the most important parts are player safety. In fact, players wear equipment such as helmets, to help prevent head injuries.
The long term effects of concussions are extremely tragic and haunts many retired athletes. D. Although concussions are almost impossible to avoid, the concussion crisis needs to be acted upon so that the future generation can stay safe while having fun. Thesis-The preventative measures put in place to protect athletes are not strong enough due to the increasing amount of concussions in contact sports. Paragraph1-
Children follow parents examples or play sports or even just trip can get concussions. It is a worldwide problem, and you must know how to prevent them, or at least know how to treat someone with a concussion Some parents don’t know how to treat concussions or know what they are so you should ask your doctor or physician. Coach’s are the people we expect to know all about concussions and how to handle a person with a concussions so it may surprise you that some of them don’t
He shows that rugby tackling has proven to prevent as many concussions as possible, and if it was adopted by football it could prevent a majority of concussions. The author adds onto his idea of the change in tackling, by also suggesting helmet sensors to detect when a concussion occurs. Finally, Munger states that if the athletes created a mutual respect for their fellow athletes’ safety then this could cause a decrease in major injuries among athletes in football and rugby. Overall Munger tried to portray an urgency to change the tackling used in football and an increased respect for athletes’ health could cause a significant drop of concussions in football and rugby. Munger succeeds at convincing sports lovers and athletes to believe that the root of the concussion problem is how the athletes view concussions and their overall health because of his use of logic and personal experience in the sport; but he takes away from his overall argument with the choice to not restate his point in the conclusion, choosing to add another idea
Football is the most American of all of the sports we play. We have good memories of playing catch and watching games with our friends, however, there is a darker side to this all-American sport, the damage done to the brains of the players. While the NFL has attempted to make great strides in preventing further damage to players on the field suffering from concussions, the rates of concussions continue to rise. In 2014, 206 concussions were diagnosed, while in 2015, that number rose to 271 concussions. If these new regulations truly had an effect upon the safety of the players, we would instead see little growth, if not a decline, of diagnosed concussions.
A simple tap to the head can change someone’s life forever. Athletes like to slap each other’s helmets and shake another player’s head after a good play, what they do not know is that they could give that player a concussion. It is likely that every individual will receive a concussion at some point in their life. Research has been done to look at the effects that concussions have on the lives of professional athletes and now the focus has changed to the effects of concussions of children. The focus is beginning to turn away from how do we prevent concussions to what are the lasting impact of concussions.
Many have heard about concussions especially in the NFL. As of today, the NFL, a professional football league, has become the number one spectator sport in the United States. Despite its popularity, one out of the biggest problems occur to players are concussions. A concussion is a brain injury involving a head-on Collision. The brain inside the head literally bounces back and forth when a head on collision occurs.
Many organizations, such as the NFL, have put millions of dollars into research and trying to make the game safer, but as of now, things have only gotten worse. Some believe the National Football League isn’t doing enough and others believe they’re doing too much. One thing is for sure: concussions are not a light matter and something needs to be done to help prevent medical issues. Many players, both amauetur and, professional are being sidelined by these traumatic head
This article talks about how coaches could better recognize concussions as they went through an education program that helped them recognize the symptoms of a concussion. Some sports teams may not have certified athletic trainers or doctors on the sideline to take care of a concussion and that leaves the coach to be the first person to try and recognize a concussion. Also, to help coaches recognize concussions, the Center for Disease Control started a program called Heads Up!, which was used at the youth and high school levels. The big issue with the concussion knowledge is that some of these coaches today have misconceptions of concussions because of the magazines and newspapers they read instead of going through coaching education programs to properly get their information on a concussion. For this study, they had to get people who were enrolled in classes related to coaching education majors and minors.
In the high school sports community, concussions remain a high threat to the athletes who do not receive sufficient awareness and the knowledge they need about concussions. Even though sports, such as football, are implementing penalties and different policies to try to reduce the amount of concussions that occur, high school student-athletes still suffer concussions at an alarming rate. Concussions remain a serious public health concern, as approximately 1.6 to 3.8 million sports-related concussions are estimated to occur each year. (Covassin, Elbin, Sarmiento 2012). However, North Carolina has taken the initiative to increase the student-athlete 's education of concussions within the high school community.
As a result, one out five high school athletes suffers a sports concussion. Thus, impacts the student athlete tremendously as they become a sideline watcher. In the
Almost one hundred and forty-eight years has passed since the first football game. During that span, there has been numerous leagues of all ages formed, the popularity has skyrocketed in and out of the United States, and as a plethora amount of people played, a higher amount of people sustained injuries. Fast forward to today’s time, and a major topic with the media is the NFL, the concussion scandal, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and player safety. As an Athletic Trainer and medical provider, there are aspects of every football game that create a sense of anxiety. Big hits and kickoffs are exhilarating for the spectators; however, Athletic Trainers see thunderous impacts and full speed collisions jarring the brain, damaging the body, and decreasing player safety.
“In the U.S., about 30 million children and teens participate in some form of organized sports, and more than 3.5 million injuries each year” claims Stanford Children’s Health. It’s definitely true that competitive sports can cause all sorts of injuries from big to small. The media teaches people simply that sports leads to horrific injuries and can cause stress, but what the mainstream media hardly discusses are the great benefits of competitive sports. While there may be some negatives to competitive sports, that’s just life, and to add on to that; there are plenty of benefits which are sure to override to media’s facts. Kids should play competitive sports because competitive sports teach children powerful life lessons, contributes to their social and mental stability, and because of the physical gain competitive sports provides.
“A coaching philosophy is vital for long term success to meet the challenges of preparing athletes to do their best” (Smelley, 2013) A philosophy is a statement of intention which explores the key concepts of axiology, ontology, epistemology and pedagogy. The first concept of axiology examines an individual 's principles, ethics, morals and values developed personally through experiences and surroundings. How a coach is able to channel these notions that could have a significant effect on their athletes and their ability as a coach. In developing ethics and morals such as fair play, acceptance, respect and bestowing equal opportunities upon athletes a coach is able to alongside the athletes create a safe and open environment in which the