In today's world, concussions have became a big part in the sport world. In, League of Denial, it talks about how many football players received concussions and they eventually kept on playing with them. The affect it had on these player after their careers were over were very eye opening. A lot of these players had a lot of problems with them and they didn't seek the medical help that they needed. This is also causing a concern to player in today's world. Former NFL player Chris Borland retired from the game of football after only playing a year. The reason he did this is because he doesn't want to have head problems in the future. Borland says,"I'm concerned that if you wait 'til you have symptoms, it's too late. ... There are a lot of unknowns. I can't claim that X will happen. I just want to live a long, healthy life, and I don't want to have any neurological diseases or die younger than I would otherwise." http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/league-of-denial/top-nfl-rookie-to-retire-citing-concussion-risk/. This was a very bold statement for a player to say with a lot of potential in his professional career. This may start a trend with young players retiring early because they don't want to have head problems when they are older.
In soccer, it is very rare to hear somebody with a concussion. In soccer, it's more just leg injuries and pulled muscles. But about a year or two ago, the goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspurs, Hugo Lloris suffered a pretty big knock to the head. After minutes of convincing the trainers, Hugo Lloris stayed in the game with what everybody thought was a concussion. If I was the trainers of Tottenham, if he had a pretty bad knock to the head, and looked like he was suffering concussion symptoms, he needs to come out of the game. Even if the player wants to keep on playing, he needs to come out of the game.
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