The primary point is the fact that concussions are major traumas and if occurred repeatedly it could leave a bad impression on the brain. In an excerpt from "Concussion: Potential Causes and Long-Term Impact", the author, Cindy Weiss, states that the long term …show more content…
Of course the player might not want to be taken out of the game because players have dedication to their sport which keeps them striving to do better and better. Making them sit out could crush their competitive spirit, causing them to not preform as well as they wanted, but a person's life is so much more important than the sport they play. An excerpt from "Virginia Board of Education Guidelines for Policies on Concussions in Student Athletes" states that a player needs to only sit out for a short period of time before fully recovering. This means that the player can keep playing but has to sit out a certain amount of time depending on the level of the concussion. This is how the problem of concussions in sports should be handled. The brain is one of the most, if not the most, important organs in the body, and a person must do everything to protect