1. Drew Roberts
B3 5-14-12

2. What is an injury?
 Overuse Injuries – micro traumas that
result from repetitive use of the same
body parts (Children’s Hospital in
Boston)
 Common injuries
 Basketball, Hockey, Soccer & Football
most dangerous

3. Football (NFL)
 One of the most injury-prone sports
 Concussions, ACL tears, etc.
 Post career problems

4. Jim McMahon
 Super Bowl winning quarterback
 Concussion filled career
 Brain trauma today

5. Saints Bounty Scandal
 2009-2010 till 2011-2012
 Suspended coaches, players

6. Game Changes
 Kickoffs moved forward
 Number of concussions dropped

7. Basketball Injuries
 Suffer knee or ankle injuries
 Has forced some NBA stars to retire

8. Brandon Roy
 2006-2007 Rookie of the Year
 Knee injuries
 Retired in June 2011

9. Greg Oden
 Center for Trail Blazers; #1 pick in 2007
 Knee injuries
 Released by team

10. Yao Ming
 Globally known athlete
 #1 pick in 2003
 Retired cause of injury

11. Hockey / Soccer injuries

12. Works Cited
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_Leagu
e
 http://www.allstarpics.net/pic-gallery/jim-mcmahon-
pics.htm
 http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/tag/_/name/o
utside-the-lines
 http://www.sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=907
 http://www.toledoblade.com/Pro/2012/03/21/New-
Orleans-Saints-coach-suspended-over-bounty-
program.html
 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/po
st/2011/12/espn-report-roy-to-retire/1
 http://www.onthecan.com/?attachment_id=241

13. Works cited (continued)
 http://nstacommunities.org/blog/2012/04
/24/science-of-nhl-hockey-newtons-
three-laws-of-motion/
 http://www.picturesdepot.com/soccer/58
94/gianluca+zambrotta+huge+slide+tack
le.html