"Football High"

     In the documentary "Football High" there are a lot of important issues that happen with being in and playing football. One important issue that the video brought up would be that playing football causes a lot of players to get concussions. There are 60,000 concussions every year in high school football. It presents this issue by talking about Garrett Harper who actually got two pretty bad concussions. The first one he got was really bad and he had to be helped off of the football field and the second one he got wasn't as bad because he could walk off the field by himself. Another important issue that the video brought up would be that getting hit in the head can cause brain damage and lead to CTE which can cause depression and suicide. It presents this issue by talking about Owen Thomas who experienced CTE and committed suicide at the age of 21.

     One big issue that the video brought up would be that football teams practice in 100 degree weather which is very dangerous and can cause players to have heat strokes. It presents this issue in two different stories. Will James suffered a heat stroke which caused his liver to have problems and he had to be put into a medically induced coma. After being in the hospital for three weeks he was released and eventually went back to play football. Tyler Davenport also suffered a heat stroke with a body temperature of 108 which caused his liver to have serious problems. After being in the hospital for six weeks he passed away. Another important issue that the video brought up would be that football teams have to many practices and no free time. It presents this issue by talking about the Shiloh football team which has team workouts for twelve months which starts as soon as the season ends and they work on being faster, better, and stronger.  

     Football is a very dangerous sport and can cause a lot of serious issues to a player. Is there a way to make is less aggressive and dangerous? That is one question the video makes people think about. Football takes a lot of time away from a player because they are always at practices or doing something with football and they could lose track of their family. Is this all really worth it? That is another question the video makes people think about.