Gladiator begins losing at pirticaption fight

#Gladiator begins losing at pirticaption fight professional#

Preserving our health and preventing harm to our bodies should be built into the rules of every sport. We all understand that good health is our most important quality. The MMA has not been allowed to participate due to excessive violence.

The Olympics allow only amateur boxing, in which protective headgear is worn. Basketball, baseball, soccerВ and all of the Olympic sports attest to the high level of skill and competition possible while maintaining the safety of its athletes.

#Gladiator begins losing at pirticaption fight professional#

There are so many sports that do not have the inherently life-threatening qualities of football, boxing, professional hockey and MMA. How many players are going to have their lives shortened or impaired as a result of their participation from a young age? High school football has grown dramatically since then, along with the popularity of the NFL. WeвЂ™re grateful that Kearsarge didnвЂ™t start its football program until after he graduated. Our son enjoyed physical contact and would have wanted to be on the team. Long ago when our son entered high school my wife and I prayed the school would not field a football team until after his senior year. But itвЂ™s unlikely any design is going to fully protect the delicate brain tissue floating within the skull from the violent collisions that routinely happen. That means hitting or kicking them in the head until they lose consciousness.Дefenders of football point to the advances in helmet design that have given the players more protection. In boxing and MMA, the goal is to knock out the opponent whenever possible. In short, any sport that involves one player beating the crap out of another results in a large number of concussions and brain injuries. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), the degenerative brain disorder that has been found in 87% of former NFL players, is caused by repeated head trauma.Д¬TE diminishes the length and quality of life of professional boxers, hockey playersВ and mixed martial arts (MMA) competitors too. NFL players have a life expectancy of fewer than 60 years and only play an average of four years professionally. At least we donвЂ™t feature lions as half-time entertainment. ItвЂ™s as close as we get to the Roman Coliseum where gladiators battled to the death. The harder the hit the bigger is the response from the crowd and the announcers. Players are exposed to vicious tackles and can be knocked unconscious without any penalty assessed. Within its rules, it is possible to seriously impair the ability of the opposition to function. ThatвЂ™s before the crowd goes quiet as the team gathers around the fallen player, no longer moving, or writhing on the ground in pain.ДЇans and networks feast on the violence. Could the inherent violence be what lures so many to watch? When a receiver or runner catches the ball and is flattened by the defense, itвЂ™s not unusual for the crowd to roar with delight or for the defensive players to dance in celebration. Despite the season being only 17 games long, no other sport comes close in popularity. Any play can result in a season or career-ending injury.ДЇootball is the number one watched sport in the U.S. When we return to the game, the player is often in the locker room, out of sight, out of mind, and the cycle begins anew.

One after another they leave the field, either on their own, limping and groggy, or on a stretcher, unmoving.ДЄfter an injury, the game is halted and quickly switches to a timeout and a commercial. But the cascade of players injured during every game makes me wonder at times why IвЂ™m watching. I look forward to the Patriots and Bucs, as I still enjoy watching Brady and Gronk do their thing in Tampa Bay. As sports fans know, this time of year weekends are dedicated to football.