Web source- concussion

Football is a compact sport; there is a chance for injury at any second during a football game. You see players hitting, punching, tackling and tripping and when you put all of that together the outcome isn’t always good. In this blog I’m going to discuss about a source I found on the internet about concussions in football. Concussion are very serious injuries because it has to do with your brain, too many concussions is what took me away from football at the collegiate level. In this blog I am going to discuss the argument and the strengths I found about this source on the internet.
In the article written by the new york times, they stated in their argument how you can sustain a concussion, the effects of a concussion, the long term effects of a concussion and what the NFL is changing to prevent these serious injuries from the game. What I found very interesting is that 60 percent of the people they studied after retiring from the NFL said they had at least sustained one concussion, and 26 percent had three or more.

While reading this source, it was extremely easy to relate too because I myself have had many concussions while playing football. I am going to use this source to explain the effects of injuries and the long term effects football injuries can cause on athletes all around the world. I think it’s great now days that they are changing roles all around the world, from little league all the way to the NFL. I am really glad they are focusing on player’s safety, because football is a violent sport and we need all the roles possible to keep people healthy and not injured.
I plan to write a lot more in the future about concussions and injuries that happen on the football field. I think everyone needs to learn about the effects concussions can have on people, because in some cases you can die from a concussion. Your head is definitely not something you want to mess around with.
Source: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/football/head_injuries/index.html

Things i Could Learn

I believe in order to be an expert on a topic; you always have new stuff to learn. Since my topic is so broad there are a lot of things I could learn to make me get a better understanding. Football is a game that is always changing; there are new roles, fans, stadiums, equipment, techniques, and jobs every year in the game of football. In this blog I am going to discuss the things I believe I could learn to make me gain a better knowledge on the game of football.

Being around football my whole life I have gained a lot of knowledge as a player for many years but also as a coach. Being a coach now days has taught me many different things such as, how to coach different personalities, how to get your point across, and how to get a team ready to play on game day. I’m so used to doing all these things as a player that it makes it difficult as a coach to be put in a complete different position. As a coach I would love to learn many things such as the examples I gave, so I can help teach the sport I love to other kids.

In football there are many things you need to know that will keep you from getting injured, or as a coach keep your players from getting injured. I would love to learn how to communicate better with the kids, also all the little things it takes to be a successful team as a coach. I know all you need to know as a player, but I feel as if I could learn a lot more as a coach. I need to continue learning so this knowledge on football can get me to where I want to be someday. I love coaching and I always love learning new things, especially new things that will help me share the love of football to other kids. I hope to continue to learn everyday about the game of football; I think there is always something new to learn. I want to be the best coach/player I can be.

Vince Lombardi: Famous Football Quote
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.