Tom Rynott January 7th, 2010 Period 6
Contact Sports
A lot of bad, evil people are saying that "dangerous" contact sports like football and rugby should be banned. I disagree with those people and in the following report I will explain why we should keep the sports that some of us so passionately love ALIVE. Challenging contact sports provide a healthy, kinda safe, physical way to show aggression. There is very little proof that shows that people who take part in dangerous sports become violent as a result. In fact it is more likely that apart from the many friendships created in playing, sport acts as a safety valve for a people by reducing stress. For Example, sports teach and require discipline, training, and respect for the rules and also provide valuable lessons.
What if football, rugby, boxing, UFC, and hockey were all taken away. Wouldn't some people feel kinda trapped if you only had a couple sports to choose from, and what if none of the sports left were for you. What about that fat kid living down your street; football is really the only sport where he can be a part of a team.
Some people say the reason we should keep contact sports is for entertainment, but i say ney; The real reasons we should keep contact sports are they provide a healthy, safe and physical way to show aggression, many friendships can be created while playing contact sports, these sports can be a stress reducer, and if these sports are taken away some people might feel limited to what sports they can play and as a result be feel left out.
