Most likely the most common friday night tradition is high school football. But besides the friday night addiction why do we enjoy high school football? Is it the head clashing, the high atmosphere, or the parties afterward. Whatever the reason, high school football could possibly be the most dangerous levels of football.
I live in a football savvy family where T.V. on a saturday is Notre Dame, Iowa, and Mizzou. T.V. on a sunday is any team better than the Rams. We try to go to as much high school football as we can, which leads me to one question, "Are Football Injuries in High School more Significant Than Any Other Level?"
While answering the question I will be exploring three different viewpoints. 1.High School injuries have the biggest impact on the career. 2. High School injuries have the biggest impact on life overall. 3. NFL injuries are the most dangerous and have the biggest impact on the career. After I'm done analyzing each viewpoint you'll be able to make your final decision. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
High School Football Has the HIghest Sever Injury Rate
The first article I read was "High School Foottball Has Highest Severe Injury Rate," published on http://www.momstream.com/. The site is directed towards parents who are worried or want to learn more about their child's favorite sports.
The author, Lindsay Barton aims to persuade the reader that high school injuries have the highest severe injury rate. Because the source is aimed towards parents, the article had no conflicting evidence and was very bias. Throughout the article Barton stops to give facts about football injuries, none conflicting her viewpoint.
Barton uses all three techniques of persuasion, passing the common sense guess, which made her sound like a reliable source, given she knows her stuff.
It's clear that the author leans to one side, her viewpoint is that high school football has highest severe injury rate. Barton concludes her article sating "New research confirms that high school football players are at the highest risk of severe injury, accounting for amost 4 in 10 of the injuries reported in the 9 sports studied," confirming that she feels stongly about the topic.
http://www.momsteam.com/sports/high-school-football-has-highest-severe-injury-rate
The author, Lindsay Barton aims to persuade the reader that high school injuries have the highest severe injury rate. Because the source is aimed towards parents, the article had no conflicting evidence and was very bias. Throughout the article Barton stops to give facts about football injuries, none conflicting her viewpoint.
Barton uses all three techniques of persuasion, passing the common sense guess, which made her sound like a reliable source, given she knows her stuff.
It's clear that the author leans to one side, her viewpoint is that high school football has highest severe injury rate. Barton concludes her article sating "New research confirms that high school football players are at the highest risk of severe injury, accounting for amost 4 in 10 of the injuries reported in the 9 sports studied," confirming that she feels stongly about the topic.
http://www.momsteam.com/sports/high-school-football-has-highest-severe-injury-rate
Head Injuries in the NFL
The main idea of this article Head Injuries in the NFL, written by Jim Dave of the Boston Globe, is to inform readers about the precautions taken by the NFL to make American football a safer place to play. It's pretty clear of the author's purpose because I wasn't able to pick up any persuasion techniques.
The author's viewpoint is that head injuries, including concossions, particularly in the game of American football, have become a subject of deep concern. For instance, he uses three studies, including one by the University of Michigan and one by the University of North Carolina, all supporting his viewpoint. The study done by North Carlolina states that of 595 retired NFL players with three or more concussions, 20.2% said they had been found to lead to depression. The Michigan study stated that Alzheimer's disease appear to have been diagnosed in the league's former players vastly more often that in the national population.
He has some some conflicting evidence when he states that "the NFL and its medical committee on concussions have steadfastly denied the existence of reliable data on the issue," but throughout the piece he is leaning towards one side. I think I can rely on the article considering he has most of his information from studies studies done by two Division 1 colleges, proving its credibility.
Overall the source is reliable, giving me the information I needed about the topic.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/football/head_injuries/index.html
The author's viewpoint is that head injuries, including concossions, particularly in the game of American football, have become a subject of deep concern. For instance, he uses three studies, including one by the University of Michigan and one by the University of North Carolina, all supporting his viewpoint. The study done by North Carlolina states that of 595 retired NFL players with three or more concussions, 20.2% said they had been found to lead to depression. The Michigan study stated that Alzheimer's disease appear to have been diagnosed in the league's former players vastly more often that in the national population.
He has some some conflicting evidence when he states that "the NFL and its medical committee on concussions have steadfastly denied the existence of reliable data on the issue," but throughout the piece he is leaning towards one side. I think I can rely on the article considering he has most of his information from studies studies done by two Division 1 colleges, proving its credibility.
Overall the source is reliable, giving me the information I needed about the topic.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/football/head_injuries/index.html
Scholorly Source
The main idea of this article, written by the National Athletic Trainers Association, is to inform the reader of the incidence of catastophic head injuries in a variety of high school and and college sports. The author's purpose was rather simple to pick up, because I found no persuasion techniques to counter my thoughts.
The author's viewpoint is that head injuries, especially in high school and college football, can cause permanent damage, and sometimes be fatal. For instance, n the 3rd paragraph, the author states, "High school football has produced the greatest number of football head-related deaths. From 1984 through 1999, 69 football head-related injuries resulted in permanent disablity." The author is pretty biased, for the only evidence is he has, is evidence leaning towards the "foorball is bad don't play football" side. I also couldn't find any conflicting evidence, and considering this is a scholorly source, I was pretty surprised by that.
Until the end of the article, I was stumped, because I couldn't find the source. But in the end I finallly find that it's source is The National Athletic Trainers Association. So overall, I would rely on this source because it is a scholorly source, and it has MOST information needed, giving me the thumbs up for this article.
http://web.ebscohost.com/scirc/search/basic?sid=157f8642-373e-41f2-aebe-065855afde4c%40sessionmgr11&vid=1&hid=15
The author's viewpoint is that head injuries, especially in high school and college football, can cause permanent damage, and sometimes be fatal. For instance, n the 3rd paragraph, the author states, "High school football has produced the greatest number of football head-related deaths. From 1984 through 1999, 69 football head-related injuries resulted in permanent disablity." The author is pretty biased, for the only evidence is he has, is evidence leaning towards the "foorball is bad don't play football" side. I also couldn't find any conflicting evidence, and considering this is a scholorly source, I was pretty surprised by that.
Until the end of the article, I was stumped, because I couldn't find the source. But in the end I finallly find that it's source is The National Athletic Trainers Association. So overall, I would rely on this source because it is a scholorly source, and it has MOST information needed, giving me the thumbs up for this article.
http://web.ebscohost.com/scirc/search/basic?sid=157f8642-373e-41f2-aebe-065855afde4c%40sessionmgr11&vid=1&hid=15
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