One of the most common injuries within sports such as Football, Soccer, and boxing, are concussions. For those who don't know the exact definition of a concussion, it is a type of neurological impairment to the brain caused by some type of truama. Concussions generally happen to 5-10% of athletes in any sport. 75% of concussions for males occur in football. This is due to the fact that an average professional football player will receive 900 to 1500 direct blows to the head which raises the probability that they will get a concussion. Additionally, the average professional athlete will tackle at a rate of 25 miles per hour. As for females, 50% of concussions occur from Soccer from flying soccer balls.
However, Age is also a factor to consider. For a high school athlete, his or her frontal lobe is still developing until the age of 25. Therefore, there chances of receiving a concussion is much higher, and damage is more peramanent for that of an adult. 53% of high school athletes have had a concussion before participating in a high school sport while 36% of collegiate athletes have received multiple concussions.
Works Cited
http://www.concussiontreatment.com/concussionfacts.html#sfaq9
This is extremely interesting and beneficial to know. All athletes should be aware of the possible casualties they may encounter, one being a concussion which is most likely to occur.
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