Concussions vs. Fun

A huge debate has taken over the media, with the question, “Should kids be allowed to play Youth Football?” With surprisingly high concussion rates, many say youth football should be banned, due to some long term effects on kids. Recent research found that when children who play football and other contact sports suffer repeated jolts to the head, it can cause lasting damage to the developing brain. However, some parents seem to think kids should be allowed to play contact sports like football. Those parents say that it gets them physical activity, or promotes teamwork and discipline. They also say kids should be allowed to play, just for the love of the game. Some of the kids live and breathe football, and would be absolutely devastated if that right was stripped away from them. However, is fun strong enough to fight off the thousands of concussions that happen in youth football yearly?

In my opinion, kids should not be able to play football. When 2.5 million kids get concussed in four years, I think it’s a wake up call that this sport is too dangerous for kids to play. Frankly, not all the teamwork and discipline in the world can bring back all the damaged brains. Kids are constantly being stripped away of their lives just so they can have fun isn’t necessarily a good thing. More and more parents are pulling their kids out of football every year, and more people should follow. Youth football is a hazard, and it needs to be stopped.

~Kevin