Sports is a universal phenomenon. Athletics is played all over the world and here in Bullhead too. Many people at local high schools and throughout the city play sports. Many sports require safety equipment, but it is not always of good quality. This tends to cause a lot of injuries in sports that can easily be avoided with the right equipment. Other sports require safety equipment but not all the safety accessories needed to protect players. This includes things like pads on football goals, masks on baseball helmets, or even mouth guards in football. These are all things that can be used to avoid serious injuries. If equipment were improved, our local athletes might be at less risk of injury. Simple things like rules and regulations can help solve the sports equipment problem. In many sports, rules already exist, but some can be added. Referees or judges may also check the equipment to ensure it is up to standard. Small adjustments in the game can make it much safer for players. At Mohave High School, our basketball games would have been safer for us if we had our athletic trainer taping our ankles when we rolled them. Instead, we asked our coach or a parent to do it for us. There were numerous times when a girl twisted her ankle on the court and the coach helped us, but our athletic trainer was nowhere to be found. However, in all away games the school would have a coach. Across the country there are many injuries every day and many local participants take these risks. We must provide the proper equipment to ensure the safety of our athletes. In football, concussions are numerous every week. It's almost always due to head-on collisions with other players. “Terry Bradshaw, ... middle of paper ... tic equipment could save athletes pain and money from injuries. Sports need quality equipment. Works Cited Marcus, Emerson. “Football: Post-Head Injury Raises Question of Padding Requirements.” Reno Gazette Newspaper. October 19, 2010. October 20, 2010Kane, Tim “Football Economics: It's Time to Deterrent Sports Injuries.” Growthology. The Christian Science Monitor. October 20, 2010. Web. October 20, 2010Chalk, Dan. "Mouthguards Are Important for Preventing Concussions." Midland Daily News. October 10, 2010. October 20, 2010Albers, Reed. "Athletes aren't crazy about glasses." Fairfax Times. October 27, 2010. October 27, 2010. "Terry Bradshaw Seeks Treatment for Football-Related Brain Injury | Sacramento Personal Injury Lawyers Blog." Sacramento Personal Injury Lawyers Blog | California Insurance Bad Faith Lawyers | Elk Grove Brain Injury Law Firm. Np, nd Web. 5 July 2011.