Reducing Sports Injuries in High School

Reducing Sports Injuries in High School
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Reducing Sports Injuries in High School
Introduction
The majority of students that are attending high school are in their adolescent years. At this age, most of the teenagers have great agility and are full of energy and adventure. Sports tend to be more appealing to the students than classes. Due to the excitement and the adrenaline rush that comes with participating in sports, people find it a crucial way of life, and some others make it their favorite hobby. High school students attend sporting activities with a lot of enthusiasm. While some of the students may attend sporting event for the sheer excitement of cheering and showing support for their teams and favorite players, most of the high school students are involved directly. Even with the high level of excitement, some of the students train had to make sure that they stand a chance of getting a scholarship and securing their careers in sports (Rechel, Yard & Comstock, 2008). There is a variety of injuries that are common in high school and ways of reducing these injuries to a bare minimum and making sure that the students are safe.
Of all the students who are taking their studies at the high school level, more than 7 million of them are involved in sports (Comstock, Knox, Yard & Gilchrist, 2006). It is astonishing to note that about 1.4 million students end up with injuries ranging from mild to fairly serious and sometime fatal injuries during their sporting activities annually (Comstock, Knox, Yard & Gilchrist, 2006). As such, although sports have a myriad of benefits to the students spanning from self esteem, strength, weight management, cardiovascular health, flexibility, agility among others, the injuries show a different set of statistics. This is a fairly large figure compared to the total students that are taking part in sports. This also justifies the need to make sure that there are sustainable interventions implemented to reduce the rate of injuries and ensure that the students are safe as they enjoy themselves
Thesis statement: the number of high school injuries can be brought down to ensure safety to the students.
Background
Some of the most common and generally liked sports in high school include soccer, American football, wrestling, basketball, and baseball. Most of the full-contact sports have the tendency to develop injuries in the student given the amount agility and physical contact inputs. According to a study carried out in 100 schools for 9 sports, football came out on top with the highest number of injuries to the students (Rechel, Yard & Comstock, 2008). This study evaluated the level of injuries sustained during practice and during the actual games events. While there are differences in the number of injuries that can develop in the student during the training sessions and the actual play, the difference is quite minimal and the industry types are mostly similar, spreading from mild to fatal injuries (Rechel, Yard & Comstock, 2008).
Injuries
All the sports injuries that high school students develop during sports, which are also common among the other athletes fall into two main categories. One of the categories is referred to as the acute inju...