Normally, parents follow the rules of good sportsmanship, but not in all cases. In the article Bad Sportsmanship Among Parents at Children's Sporting Events, parents were calling coaches to complain about the player that shouldn't be playing, the plays that were too confusing, and how their kids didn't get playing time. He witnessed the bad behavior of adults at sporting events saying horrible things under the influence of students. Since the parents were so bad, coaches often resigned to the job.
“We have actually asked people to leave sporting events, but it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be better the next time,” says Prescott, superintendent of the 3,700-student Albert Lea Area Schools in south-central Minnesota
An example of bad sportsmanship is the Deer Park Union Free School District in Long Island hosted a filled public meeting to discuss its decision to suspend the boys junior varsity basketball season after three players attacked a younger teammate in the locker room.
Good sportsmanship is definitely essential for teams to succeed. Also, in the article, Brawl ends Ky. high school game, Police looked over a video of a fight that broke out in Kentucky during the Calloway County-Fulton County high school football game. With four minutes left in the fourth quarter, the players began to fight, along with fans from each school that went on the football field. The fight started when the helmet of Calloway County player, Hunter Seay, was ripped from his head. Brian Wilmurth, Calloway County principal, said he will support the suspensions of Willis and Seay. After the game was stopped, the coach led his team into the locker room with a police escort. Games should never get to the point of having fans get on the field to fight the opposing team, but they do happen.
Lastly, in the article, Pepper spray, stun gun used to stop brawl at Delray Beach football game, after the Atlantic High School football game, police covered a fighting crowd in pepper spray around the parking lot. Dozens of people were fighting inside the stadium and it went into the parking lot in the middle of the fourth quarter as Atlantic was beating rival Boynton Beach 33-0. It wasn't the rivalry that caused the brawl, but it was something much worse, gangs. It took 40 minutes to break up the 10 fights that occurred. To control the fight, police members pulled out pepper spray, but no one was harmed.
"I am disappointed by the unfortunate behavior of a few people who attended our football game last night," principal Kathleen Weigel said. People were upset that they cant control what the community does at a football game. Players and fans should behave in a mature matter, not start serious fights. With the fight occurring before the game ended, it will be up to the Florida High School Athletic Association to determine whether the win stands. Bad sportsmanship is conveyed all over the U.S. and someone needs to stop it.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/videobeta/watch/?watch=76f097a3-e724-4fc3-884a-9cfaa8a2ec61&src=front
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Week Five: Is Football Too Risky?
All high school sports give students a risk of injury, even with padded protection. In the article, High School Sports: Football Riskiest?, they say that "High school football players are more likely to get injured in practice or competition than high school athletes who wrestle or play soccer, basketball, volleyball, or softball." Their is an estimated number of 1.4 million injuries nationally by the sports named. Those injuries require medical attention from doctors or athletic trainers. Here are the statistics for the number of injuries sustained during competition in the top three sports:
Football: 12.09 injuries per 1,000 games
Girls' soccer: 5.21 injuries per 1,000 games
Boys' soccer: 4.22 injuries per 1,000 games
Colleagues suggest to train high school studies on how to prevent the risk of those injuries. After all, 10% of the injuries ended the athletes' season or career. Students don't want injuries to end their chances of playing their sport again.
Also, in the article How dangerous a sport?, it explains about DeShawn Smith, a sophomore at Tyee High, caught a pass, and was hit helmet-to-helmet by a player on the opposite team. He slowing got up to his feet, walked to the sideline, sat down and collapsed on the floor. He died three days later of blood that went between the brain and its outer lining, which caused ruptured blood vessel to erupt. The tragic loss of Smith brought the number to 22 known deaths in the United States to have occurred as to a football injury.
People ask how dangerous football is. "It's probably safer than kids getting in a car and driving on the highway," said Dr. Frederick Mueller. People should help find ways to football a safer sport to play.
Lastly, in the article, How Dangerous Is High School Football?, it states that football is the leading cause of sports-related injuries. Also, "High school football players sustained more than half a million injuries nationally" says researchers.
"While football does have a high rate of injuries, injuries don't have to be just part of the game," said Christy Collins. Their are ways to prevent injuries by strengthening ankle or knee muscles and to do targeted stretching exercises to make sure players don't pull a muscle.
Dawn Comstock also suggests that "Additional instruction on appropriate tackling and blocking techniques as well as position-specific conditioning may help reduce the risk of injury during running plays." If football players are serious about their sport, they should really consider preventing their injuries because once their hurt, their out. If students have a dream of going professional, then they should make sure that injuries don't stop them.
Football: 12.09 injuries per 1,000 games
Girls' soccer: 5.21 injuries per 1,000 games
Boys' soccer: 4.22 injuries per 1,000 games
Colleagues suggest to train high school studies on how to prevent the risk of those injuries. After all, 10% of the injuries ended the athletes' season or career. Students don't want injuries to end their chances of playing their sport again.
Also, in the article How dangerous a sport?, it explains about DeShawn Smith, a sophomore at Tyee High, caught a pass, and was hit helmet-to-helmet by a player on the opposite team. He slowing got up to his feet, walked to the sideline, sat down and collapsed on the floor. He died three days later of blood that went between the brain and its outer lining, which caused ruptured blood vessel to erupt. The tragic loss of Smith brought the number to 22 known deaths in the United States to have occurred as to a football injury.
People ask how dangerous football is. "It's probably safer than kids getting in a car and driving on the highway," said Dr. Frederick Mueller. People should help find ways to football a safer sport to play.
Lastly, in the article, How Dangerous Is High School Football?, it states that football is the leading cause of sports-related injuries. Also, "High school football players sustained more than half a million injuries nationally" says researchers.
"While football does have a high rate of injuries, injuries don't have to be just part of the game," said Christy Collins. Their are ways to prevent injuries by strengthening ankle or knee muscles and to do targeted stretching exercises to make sure players don't pull a muscle.
Dawn Comstock also suggests that "Additional instruction on appropriate tackling and blocking techniques as well as position-specific conditioning may help reduce the risk of injury during running plays." If football players are serious about their sport, they should really consider preventing their injuries because once their hurt, their out. If students have a dream of going professional, then they should make sure that injuries don't stop them.
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