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Effect of contact sports on health | Saahil Sumbly | TEDxYouth@PonderosaHeights


I probably should have written a better

I probably should have written a better introduction for myself I haven’t really

introduction for myself I haven’t really

introduction for myself I haven’t really done much identity not profit or

done much identity not profit or

done much identity not profit or admissions yet so I didn’t know some way

admissions yet so I didn’t know some way

admissions yet so I didn’t know some way and I’ll be talking about playing

and I’ll be talking about playing

and I’ll be talking about playing contact sports in high school should

contact sports in high school should

contact sports in high school should music so first of all what is a

music so first of all what is a

music so first of all what is a conference so any sport in which you

conference so any sport in which you

conference so any sport in which you make contact is a contact sport as the

make contact is a contact sport as the

make contact is a contact sport as the names gifts so some contact sports would

names gifts so some contact sports would

names gifts so some contact sports would include football rugby water polo

include football rugby water polo

include football rugby water polo basketball soccer ice hockey and

basketball soccer ice hockey and

basketball soccer ice hockey and wrestling but I’ll be focusing on

wrestling but I’ll be focusing on

wrestling but I’ll be focusing on wrestling football basketball and soccer

wrestling football basketball and soccer

wrestling football basketball and soccer because those are the most popular ones

because those are the most popular ones

because those are the most popular ones so suppose there are contact sports

so suppose there are contact sports

so suppose there are contact sports include baseball tennis badminton and

include baseball tennis badminton and

include baseball tennis badminton and swimming so in terms of the popularity

swimming so in terms of the popularity

swimming so in terms of the popularity of contact sports football is the most

of contact sports football is the most

of contact sports football is the most popular contact sport and it’s the most

popular contact sport and it’s the most

popular contact sport and it’s the most popular sport it has over 1 million

popular sport it has over 1 million

popular sport it has over 1 million players in high school basketball and

players in high school basketball and

players in high school basketball and soccer are the next most popular and

soccer are the next most popular and

soccer are the next most popular and over eight million players participate

over eight million players participate

over eight million players participate in high school sports every year

in high school sports every year

in high school sports every year here’s a bar graph showing how many

here’s a bar graph showing how many

here’s a bar graph showing how many players are in each sport so football

players are in each sport so football

players are in each sport so football has a million soccer has 400,000

has a million soccer has 400,000

has a million soccer has 400,000 basketball 530 and wrestling 207,000 so

basketball 530 and wrestling 207,000 so

basketball 530 and wrestling 207,000 so here’s some stats you need to know out

here’s some stats you need to know out

here’s some stats you need to know out of 8 million players an estimate of

of 8 million players an estimate of

of 8 million players an estimate of about 2 million glares skinny pretty

about 2 million glares skinny pretty

about 2 million glares skinny pretty cheery this results at 500,000 doctor

cheery this results at 500,000 doctor

cheery this results at 500,000 doctor visits and 30,000 hospitalizations

visits and 30,000 hospitalizations

visits and 30,000 hospitalizations out of these 30,000 hospitalizations 6

out of these 30,000 hospitalizations 6

out of these 30,000 hospitalizations 6 out of 10 of them result in medical

out of 10 of them result in medical

out of 10 of them result in medical disqualification for the rest of the

disqualification for the rest of the

disqualification for the rest of the season 410 of all teenagers that are in

season 410 of all teenagers that are in

season 410 of all teenagers that are in the ER are there because of sports so

the ER are there because of sports so

the ER are there because of sports so this doesn’t really matter but there are

this doesn’t really matter but there are

this doesn’t really matter but there are 3 temporary different systems studies

3 temporary different systems studies

3 temporary different systems studies about 30 of them voiceover a greater

about 30 of them voiceover a greater

about 30 of them voiceover a greater amount of fractures in soccer girls have

amount of fractures in soccer girls have

amount of fractures in soccer girls have more engine

more engine

more engine nice and girls suffer more severe

nice and girls suffer more severe

nice and girls suffer more severe injuries so football is the most popular

injuries so football is the most popular

injuries so football is the most popular and dangerous sport

and dangerous sport

and dangerous sport now I have played a bit of all four of

now I have played a bit of all four of

now I have played a bit of all four of these you know I don’t know I’m okay

these you know I don’t know I’m okay

these you know I don’t know I’m okay iris keepers is weird but I think the

iris keepers is weird but I think the

iris keepers is weird but I think the reasoning behind this is other than my

reasoning behind this is other than my

reasoning behind this is other than my sling which I’ll talk about later it’s

sling which I’ll talk about later it’s

sling which I’ll talk about later it’s really don’t Lee sport that requires

really don’t Lee sport that requires

really don’t Lee sport that requires contact but you are required to tackle

contact but you are required to tackle

contact but you are required to tackle the other player in order for him to not

the other player in order for him to not

the other player in order for him to not score some physics it accounts for four

score some physics it accounts for four

score some physics it accounts for four out of ten of all severe injuries from

out of ten of all severe injuries from

out of ten of all severe injuries from sports and the most injured part of the

sports and the most injured part of the

sports and the most injured part of the body was the need which is something

body was the need which is something

body was the need which is something that seems to be true for almost every

that seems to be true for almost every

that seems to be true for almost every sport except wrestling and seven out of

sport except wrestling and seven out of

sport except wrestling and seven out of ten of all entries from football are

ten of all entries from football are

ten of all entries from football are because of being violent here’s some

because of being violent here’s some

because of being violent here’s some Oracle compasses football results in

Oracle compasses football results in

Oracle compasses football results in thirteen point five two engineers per

thirteen point five two engineers per

thirteen point five two engineers per 1000 athletic exposures an athletic

1000 athletic exposures an athletic

1000 athletic exposures an athletic exposure is basically an instance in

exposure is basically an instance in

exposure is basically an instance in which your player does something

which your player does something

which your player does something relating to that’s work so twenty

relating to that’s work so twenty

relating to that’s work so twenty players in her practice counts as twenty

players in her practice counts as twenty

players in her practice counts as twenty athletic exposures and practices and

athletic exposures and practices and

athletic exposures and practices and games both count words of that exposures

games both count words of that exposures

games both count words of that exposures initially ten percent of all football

initially ten percent of all football

initially ten percent of all football injuries require surgery there’s more

injuries require surgery there’s more

injuries require surgery there’s more football statistics for half the world

football statistics for half the world

football statistics for half the world football has five point nine three

football has five point nine three

football has five point nine three injuries per one thousand of many

injuries per one thousand of many

injuries per one thousand of many exposures twenty three percent of all

exposures twenty three percent of all

exposures twenty three percent of all injuries from soccer or because of

injuries from soccer or because of

injuries from soccer or because of collision between players and infielders

collision between players and infielders

collision between players and infielders got injured the poor the most at a range

got injured the poor the most at a range

got injured the poor the most at a range of about thirty eight percent the rate

of about thirty eight percent the rate

of about thirty eight percent the rate of concussions is 0.6 out of a thousand

of concussions is 0.6 out of a thousand

of concussions is 0.6 out of a thousand of that are closures and for some reason

of that are closures and for some reason

of that are closures and for some reason girls get injured way more than boys and

girls get injured way more than boys and

girls get injured way more than boys and soccer and we’ve the rate for girls

soccer and we’ve the rate for girls

soccer and we’ve the rate for girls getting injured is around three times

getting injured is around three times

getting injured is around three times employment goals the most dangerous

employment goals the most dangerous

employment goals the most dangerous activities talker are trickling

activities talker are trickling

activities talker are trickling if they account for 45% of all injuries

if they account for 45% of all injuries

if they account for 45% of all injuries the most commonly injured part of the

the most commonly injured part of the

the most commonly injured part of the body was the knee at 39% and the ankle

body was the knee at 39% and the ankle

body was the knee at 39% and the ankle foot and toes were injured a lot the

foot and toes were injured a lot the

foot and toes were injured a lot the most dangerous place to get hit the base

most dangerous place to get hit the base

most dangerous place to get hit the base leg was injured 11 percent of the time

leg was injured 11 percent of the time

leg was injured 11 percent of the time so wrestling has a pretty low rate of

so wrestling has a pretty low rate of

so wrestling has a pretty low rate of 2.33 out of a thousand of exposures

2.33 out of a thousand of exposures

2.33 out of a thousand of exposures now the reason this is so low compared

now the reason this is so low compared

now the reason this is so low compared to football is because in wrestling the

to football is because in wrestling the

to football is because in wrestling the person you’re playing is going to be

person you’re playing is going to be

person you’re playing is going to be around the same way as you

around the same way as you

around the same way as you whereas in football you can have like

whereas in football you can have like

whereas in football you can have like three seven footers but just slamming a

three seven footers but just slamming a

three seven footers but just slamming a scrawny quarterback into the ground and

scrawny quarterback into the ground and

scrawny quarterback into the ground and this doesn’t matter but the injury rate

this doesn’t matter but the injury rate

this doesn’t matter but the injury rate for college is actually tripled out of

for college is actually tripled out of

for college is actually tripled out of high school but even though I was

high school but even though I was

high school but even though I was talking about my wrestling is safer it

talking about my wrestling is safer it

talking about my wrestling is safer it does have a higher concussion rate in

does have a higher concussion rate in

does have a higher concussion rate in football as I said earlier the neat

football as I said earlier the neat

football as I said earlier the neat thing is our black hair and the most

thing is our black hair and the most

thing is our black hair and the most injuries in wrestling where shoulder

injuries in wrestling where shoulder

injuries in wrestling where shoulder Springs and 25% in alcohol injuries

Springs and 25% in alcohol injuries

Springs and 25% in alcohol injuries we’re forcing the rest later not be able

we’re forcing the rest later not be able

we’re forcing the rest later not be able to wrestle for a week for some

to wrestle for a week for some

to wrestle for a week for some basketball statistics basketball has a

basketball statistics basketball has a

basketball statistics basketball has a rate of around two and threes per 1000

rate of around two and threes per 1000

rate of around two and threes per 1000 and little exposures 22 percent of all

and little exposures 22 percent of all

and little exposures 22 percent of all players of injury every season most

players of injury every season most

players of injury every season most injuries happen during practices

injuries happen during practices

injuries happen during practices here’s a graph showing how many injuries

here’s a graph showing how many injuries

here’s a graph showing how many injuries there are birth dozen of letting

there are birth dozen of letting

there are birth dozen of letting exposures and then so the main reason

exposures and then so the main reason

exposures and then so the main reason why I think it should be changed because

why I think it should be changed because

why I think it should be changed because of the deaths obviously it’s not perfect

of the deaths obviously it’s not perfect

of the deaths obviously it’s not perfect to say about deaths they’re devastating

to say about deaths they’re devastating

to say about deaths they’re devastating and they could cut your careers and

and they could cut your careers and

and they could cut your careers and games played for recreational purposes

games played for recreational purposes

games played for recreational purposes shouldn’t result in death and it makes

shouldn’t result in death and it makes

shouldn’t result in death and it makes you wonder all these games even more

you wonder all these games even more

you wonder all these games even more claims my opinion here’s some ways to

claims my opinion here’s some ways to

claims my opinion here’s some ways to fix it so I think coaches should have

fix it so I think coaches should have

fix it so I think coaches should have some medical experience in order to

some medical experience in order to

some medical experience in order to diagnose but what injuries the players

diagnose but what injuries the players

diagnose but what injuries the players have and also maybe they could treat

have and also maybe they could treat

have and also maybe they could treat sometimes but some things of the some

sometimes but some things of the some

sometimes but some things of the some injuries that close out I think the

injuries that close out I think the

injuries that close out I think the government or like schools should spend

government or like schools should spend

government or like schools should spend more money to

more money to

more money to get students better helmets for football

get students better helmets for football

get students better helmets for football and this is interesting I read an

and this is interesting I read an

and this is interesting I read an article the other day saying if kids

article the other day saying if kids

article the other day saying if kids around my age in elementary school and

around my age in elementary school and

around my age in elementary school and parents strengthen very hard for a

parents strengthen very hard for a

parents strengthen very hard for a certain sport right and make them

certain sport right and make them

certain sport right and make them practice the same moves over and over

practice the same moves over and over

practice the same moves over and over and over again until they get it right

and over again until they get it right

and over again until they get it right that can be harmful to the child so when

that can be harmful to the child so when

that can be harmful to the child so when they grow up it can cause them pain and

they grow up it can cause them pain and

they grow up it can cause them pain and injuries because the body at that age

injuries because the body at that age

injuries because the body at that age isn’t ready to do things like that

isn’t ready to do things like that

isn’t ready to do things like that also I’m surprised this is not anything

also I’m surprised this is not anything

also I’m surprised this is not anything but I think soccer goalie should wear

but I think soccer goalie should wear

but I think soccer goalie should wear skull caps so football is obviously the

skull caps so football is obviously the

skull caps so football is obviously the most dangerous for it and I think this

most dangerous for it and I think this

most dangerous for it and I think this could be a way to fix it it’s advice

could be a way to fix it it’s advice

could be a way to fix it it’s advice called the hands device if the device

called the hands device if the device

called the hands device if the device used in NASCAR and basically what it

used in NASCAR and basically what it

used in NASCAR and basically what it does when you’re going to head injury

does when you’re going to head injury

does when you’re going to head injury like your head goes back and back before

like your head goes back and back before

like your head goes back and back before then and your brain gets your skull

then and your brain gets your skull

then and your brain gets your skull which you know just danced your brain

which you know just danced your brain

which you know just danced your brain this basically just keeps your head in

this basically just keeps your head in

this basically just keeps your head in place because it’s connected to your

place because it’s connected to your

place because it’s connected to your shoulder this would restrict movement

shoulder this would restrict movement

shoulder this would restrict movement but I think it could be being paid for

but I think it could be being paid for

but I think it could be being paid for football so some conclusion of contact

football so some conclusion of contact

football so some conclusion of contact sports of Chrome Obama in terms of

sports of Chrome Obama in terms of

sports of Chrome Obama in terms of safety but they can be made safer with

safety but they can be made safer with

safety but they can be made safer with more inventions laws and rules so take

more inventions laws and rules so take

more inventions laws and rules so take the compliment

the compliment

the compliment thank you

thank you

thank you [Applause]

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