A couple of summers ago I was preparing for the karate world championships in Ireland. Seven of us from Nishime Family Karate going on the trip and we had started training every day since mid March, trying to gain as much speed and strength our bodies would allow us. Our coach had put in a lot of his personal time to get us to this point and we were not about to fall short of his goal, We were having our last practice, running sprints, sparring, and lifting weights. That’s where everything turned white. After running sprints, we came inside to start squatting. While my teammates got the equipment out, I went in the bathroom to wash the sweat off my face. As I walked out of the bathroom, I heard my teammate, Trevor, say “Kaitlin watch out”, not even a second after that a forty-five pound barbell fell off the door frame and hit me right on the side of the head. I had this feeling of instant numbness, everything was in slow motion, and the only thing running through my head was “do not pass out”. Our team doctor told me I shouldn’t compete and needed to take it easy, however, we spent a lot of money to be able to go on the trip and I was not about to sit in the stands and watch everyone else compete. …show more content…
None of the other team coaches knew what had happened and I was determined to keep it that way. After a few divisions I started to notice something was off, I was no longer cheering with my team, I was very quiet, and my head was pounding. I had two divisions left, my weight class and open weight. I was with my coach waiting on deck for the quarter final fight, I told her what had happened the day before we got on the plane and “if I don’t get gold in this division, then I’ll fight in the open division”, to my surprise she didn’t argue with me and force me to sit out the remainder of the
On November 27, 2000, Attorney General Spitzer announced a settlement that required the owner of Tiger Schulmann's Karate Centers pay $195,000 in penalties. He operated 35 karate centers. Consumers were refunded $36,000 and the centers had to comply with New York state franchise law. Forty two New York consumers received refunds averaging $850. Tiger Schulmann's Karate Centers violated the state's Deceptive Acts and Practices Statute, the Health Club Services Act, the Franchise Act, and the Executive and Judiciary laws.
Research shows that half of the admitted patients in emergency centers experience complications several months, even years, after the initial injury (“Psychological Sequelae: Postconcussion, Frontal and Temporal Lobe Syndromes”. 2012.). In some cases, patients complain of periodic headaches for up to a year, depression, and comprehension issues. Rather than allowing for athletes to return to physical activity after two to three weeks, they need in-depth evaluations of their brains and tests ran to ensure their brain is functioning
Parents looking for something free, healthy and fun for their children to do this summer need to look no further. Ultimate MMA Training Center on the Hamden/North Haven line will be offering free classes this summer for kids on Monday nights from June through August.
I am the edge guy so I have to make sure he does not cut back. Therefore I go around the edge and start chasing him. I am about to get the tackle when one of his teammates trips me in an attempt to block me. I fall towards the returner head first. My helmet hits his left thigh, everything just goes silent. The next thing I know, I see my coaches standing over me waving their hands and I see their mouths moving, but all I hear is this ringing in my ear. When I finally am able to hear them they are asking if I am okay and if I can get up and walk. As I get up to start walking to the sideline, my coaches are holding on to me just in case I fall. Then all of a sudden I feel this burning sensation on the right side of my neck. I reach up to touch it and there is blood all over my hand. I had lacerated my neck by hitting my helmet on the returners thigh so hard that my it jolted to one side.
Imagine this. You are on the soccer field with your ten other teammates. It’s the district championship game. Suddenly there is a ball flying at fifty miles per hour heading toward you. Like any other player you jump up to receive the punt and make an amazing header as you always do, accept this time when the ball leaves your head you fall down with it. You are knocked unconscious and are immediately sent to the emergency room. When you eventually wake up the doctor tells you that you have a severe concussion and you are out for at least the rest of the season. She also informs you that there’s a chance that you could have brain damage for the rest of your life. Just think this whole incident
I was in my second to last game of the season playing against our rival. Throughout all my years of sports, which has been about 8-10 years. I got the hand off and started running the ball and I had open ground out of the corner of my eye I got smashed from the side by an opponent. I went down hard to the ground and I blacked out for a couple seconds. I couldn’t even stand or walk on my own for a little while I was so dizzy. When I got up and could finally see I could walk, I was taking the trainer, but if I looked at the sun it would hurt.
Imagine having to attend to a loved one because of their horrific state of health after a colossal impact they sustained. This unfortunately is the reality for many worldwide. Athletes are experiencing many internal injuries such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and Concussions. Although the majority of people understand the risks of participating in sports, they fail to realize just how common athletes are diagnosed with these fatal diseases. The safety of athletes is now being put to question.
When playing any athletic sport, there are multiple risks that a player, such as I, may encounter while participating in each sport. Growing up in a sports family, meant I played multiple sports as a young athlete, such as, baseball, football, basketball and swimming. During my younger sports years, I cannot recall any major injuries or concussions in any of the sports I played. While practicing and participating in any sport or activity it is necessary to take precautions, by using the proper equipment and good technique before, during, and after the activity. As an athlete with many hours of practice and conditioning, I felt I ready for almost anything life could throw at me. As an athlete, I have pushed my body to the limit and my body started to push back with injuries leading to partial fractures, MCL tears, and UCL strain.
Why do we as people have a hard time accepting people or opinions that are different from ourselves? People need to understand that everybody is different, so you should accept them for who they are. From these three sources there was valuable information pulled that shows why you should accept people or opinions “My So Called Enemy”, “Texans Vs Johnson” by Ronald J Allen. These articles were different but have the common theme people have different opinions from ourselves.
Half a dozen guys were in the BJJ room grappling, the view was astonishing as I stood outside the foggy glass observing. I knew this was something I wanted to do. My fears, insecurities, sadness, and anger Jiu Jitsu would reach inside and rip them out. Weiss Sakhizada was the coach he looked young and invigorating , he treated me with such kindness and was so cheery to know that I was
Ernest Hemingway's short story, "Hills Like White Elephants," relies heavily on symbolism to reveal the underlying conflict faced by the female character, Jig, and the American male. This dialogue driven story drops the reader into the middle of a seemingly benign conversation between these two characters waiting at a train station. However, closer examination of the various symbols within the story reveals unexpected layers to the couple's conversation. The reader encounters one of the most prominent symbols, the White Elephant, in the story's title and in Jig's polite small talk.
Chapter 11 is about ethics in negotiation. Ethics are part of who we are and the higher our ethics are the higher we price tag is when it comes to defending them. Even though ethics are not enforceable by law there a minimum standard that is to obey the law, everyone has to obey the law that is involved with the negotiation process. Fraud is one those law that should not be crossed and within fraud there are six elements; knowing that you are committing fraud, misrepresentation, material, fact, reliance, and causation and demands. When it comes to ethics there are three ways that you can look at them, the school calls them; poker school, idealist school and pragmatist school. The Poker school see negations as a game, which contains certain
I played competitive soccer for a very long time, and right before one outdoor season, I got the news that I was dropping a level, and it shattered my heart. I thought I wasn’t good enough for the competitive team. When I showed up to the first practice, I thought to myself, ‘This is going to be a long season’. These girls couldn’t quite play like how I was used to; quick, intense, and losing wasn’t an option. I acted like I was better than them because I had played at a higher level for most of my life. I thought that if the coach would see how much of a better player I was, they would send me back up to the more competitive team. However with each practice and game, my frustration grew and I started yelling on the field, things like what to do, what we should have done, and if we messed up, I made it quite obvious that I was frustrated. I just really wanted to get back to my old team, that was my only goal. When my coach called me off of the field for a “substitution”, I was utterly confused. I was doing the best out there so shouldn’t I stay on? When I got off the field my coach sat me down and told me to smarten up and shut up or I wouldn’t be getting on the field again. He told me that he knows I played on a better team, but my attitude needed to improve because this was my
We walked together to the field, the spikes on the bottom of my cleats clicking with each step on the parking lot pavement. A huge field with onlookers filling the bleachers on the far side came into view, lit up by the soft evening light. I spotted the girls on my team and my tired looking grey-haired coach. Me and my dad split up, me going to warm up with my team and my dad going to sit with the team parents. As I was passing with my teammates I watched the opposing team carefully. I observed how neat their drills were and how accurate their shots and passes were. They all looked so athletic and that really made me doubt myself. How was I supposed to prove to everyone that I was a good player if I had to play against a team this good? What if I mess up and the other team completely destroys my team? The loud buzzer that ended the warm ups sounded and both teams went to their side of the field. My coach called today’s starters out, and luckily he didn’t choose me. Relieved, I went to go sit on one of the hard metal chairs they provided for the teams on the sidelines. The chairs were uncomfortable but that didn’t bother me. I had other things on my mind. I sat shivering watching the events of the game
of these attacks, you can stop them. If you block the kick and follow up quickly