BRUTALITY IN SPORTS

Drew Roberts

B3 5-14-12

What is an injury?

Overuse Injuries – micro traumas that result from repetitive use of the same body parts (Children’s Hospital in Boston)

Common injuries Basketball, Hockey, Soccer & Football

most dangerous

Football (NFL)

One of the most injury-prone sports

Concussions, ACL tears, etc.

Post career problems

Jim McMahon

Super Bowl winning quarterback

Concussion filled career

Brain trauma today

Saints Bounty Scandal

2009-2010 till 2011-2012

Suspended coaches, players

Game Changes

Kickoffs moved forward

Number of concussions dropped

Basketball Injuries

Suffer knee or ankle injuries

Has forced some NBA stars to retire

Brandon Roy

2006-2007 Rookie of the Year

Knee injuries

Retired in June 2011

Greg Oden

Center for Trail Blazers; #1 pick in 2007

Knee injuries

Released by team

Yao Ming Globally known athlete

#1 pick in 2003

Retired cause of injury

Hockey / Soccer injuries

Works Cited http://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League http://

www.allstarpics.net/pic-gallery/jim-mcmahon-pics.htm

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/tag/_/name/outside-the-lines

http://www.sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=907 http://

www.toledoblade.com/Pro/2012/03/21/New-Orleans-Saints-coach-suspended-over-bounty-program.html

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/12/espn-report-roy-to-retire/1

http://www.onthecan.com/?attachment_id=241

Works cited (continued)

http://nstacommunities.org/blog/2012/04/24/science-of-nhl-hockey-newtons-three-laws-of-motion/

http://www.picturesdepot.com/soccer/5894/gianluca+zambrotta+huge+slide+tackle.html