As the leaves change and we bundle up for cooler weather, an entire new season of sports is starting. Just like many of you, I enjoy sitting in the brisk fall air and watching a game or tracking local team’s stats on my phone. However it isn’t until something happens to one of our favorite players that we remember the risks that come with athletics, and that some sports aren’t as physically friendly as others.
From rugby to football, fall is full of “high risk” sports. What makes them so risky? The major commonality on the list below is that they are considered full contact in nature. When playing a full contact sport, the likelihood of injury is usually not due to personal error, although the better prepared you are the safer you will be, but more so caused by the fact that one player cannot control another’s actions. All the protection and pads in the game (if there are any) can’t change that.
Below, in no particular order of severity, are a few major fall sports and their most common and detrimental dangers.
