The world has many dangerous activities in today’s modern society that can cause serious injury or even death. Sports are the perfect example of these dangers yet they are still played and done on a daily basis. Who are we to interfere with people’s fun or to tell them what they can and cannot be doing? Why would we want people to protect themselves so dramatically that it takes all the excitement out of sporting activities? One of the biggest reasons is that so many head trauma injuries occur in the sporting arena on such frequent occasions.

Let us look into all the sports that have caused and have the potential to cause brain disease through head injury. Back in the day of the body line series of test match cricket one of the Australian batsmen was hit in the head by a ball which left him permanently incapacitated. These days head gear must be worn when facing a bowler. Years later motorcycle riders in some states of the USA were allowed to ride without head protection and this still causes head trauma, brain damage, brain disease and many other head related injuries but the laws were only changed in some of the states. Diving is another sport where the lack of oxygen can cause the brain to suffer and results in the loss of functionality. American Football is a sport where even though the players are required to wear helmets they can still suffer from strikes and blows to the head which can cause permanent injury.

There are numerous sports and activities that can hurt people in a variety of fashions though they only have minor rules to prevent major damage to the participants. Should we wrap everyone in cotton wool so that this does not happen? I am sure that the families of those who have suffered disablement would agree that more protection is necessary however there are still those who believe that doing what you love is the exception to the rule.