Update: Concussions in Football
Since choosing to write about the issue of concussions in American football, I have found numerous sources that provide information that will be helpful in best explaining the importance of my topic. For instance, I recently found a study conducted by students of Virginia Tech. This study analyzed data from youth football leagues. This data showed that, while injuries occur during games, many of the large hits experienced by player occurred during practice. Information like this helps to explain the breadth of the issue of concussions in football. Concussions are not reserved for higher level players, they can occur in any football league and affect players of all ages.
While I have found a large amount of information pertaining to concussions in football, I believe the most difficult aspect of approaching this topic will be determining what information is important. I will have to find information that explains the role that concussions play in all different levels of football. For example, concussion rates are different depending on the age of the players and their level of experience. In order to offer the most information regarding this issue, I will have to compile sources and studies for each age range and determine what information is important.
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Talking about concussions happening at different levels will be important for your topic. I know several people who suffered concussions at the high school level and I would assume that it happens more frequently in the lower levels of football. It might be beneficial to talk about how concussions that occur in youth football leagues have a far worse impact on the kids than they do on professional players because they are still in school and their brains are still developing (and they aren’t getting paid millions of dollars). Another thing to look into would be how well concussions are diagnosed in youth football leagues compared to how well they are diagnosed in the NFL.