Title IX in Sports
The vast majority of society don't know that Title IX has been around since the early 1970's, specifically 1972. Title IX was originally created to give women an equal chance in education, not sports. The general consensus in society today is that Title IX "gives women an equal opportunity to play sports like guys" or "it forces organizations to have the same amount of men and women's athletic teams." All of these outsider perspectives are just plain wrong. In regards to modern day, Title IX has arisen to the surface once again, but not in sports, on college campuses. The rise of sexual assault and rape on college campuses has become for prevalent unfortunately, so Title IX is now a hot topic once again. This movement is relevant to athletics because collegiate athletes seem to be at the center of these Title IX investigations. With the implementation of Title IX in 1972, they growth of women in sports has grown to exponential lengths to where some of our best athletes in the United States are in fact females. The world may never have known who these women are if it weren't for the discovery of Title IX. |
Concussions
The rise of concussions in the sports world is a growth of concerns, especially when it is beginning to take the lives of elite athletes. The National Football League is gaining the most attention in this topic as a result of the number of diagnosed concussions in conjunction with the number of ex-NFL players that have CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy). The CTE is now beginning to take the lives of these superstars which is why it is now on the forefront of conversation. In regards to youth sports, I firmly believe that kids should continue to play any sport they like, despite the risk of injury. I say that because anyone has the risk of being injured, not just football. In response to the rise in concussions, professional sport organizations are trying to implement various rules in place to protect the players when in reality nobody can. The only way to help decrease the number of concussions is to ensure they are getting proper athletic instruction from their coaches prior to high school. As the saying goes, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks," therefore reinforcing the point that in order to prevent concussions kids must have proper instruction at the beginning of their development. |