Nowadays many young people are drawn towards dangerous sports. What makes them so attractive? What measures should be taken to regulate such sports and minimise the risks?
What measures should be taken to regulate such sports and minimise the risks?
What makes them so attractive?
Nowadays many young people are drawn towards dangerous sports.
Causes
The youth of today wants to explore something that has not been done: man has discovered the whole planet
It is human propensity to seek adventure: which can only happen if something unorthodox is done.
An inclination to hog the limelight is pulling more and more into such activities
The recklessness and the intent to address the adrenaline rush is pushing many into such activities
What measures can mitigate the risks?
The state should ensure that such acts are performed under the watchful eyes of trained experts
Quality training gear should be mandated
Proper training should be imparted to probable practitioners by qualified trainers
Proper safeguards should be adopted and deployed
Practitioners should be enlightened about the associated perils.
In the modern world, the youth is embracing extreme sports such as paragliding, bungee jumping and many more. This trend is driven by myriads of reasons. I would elaborate all the plausible causes, as well as suggest measures to alleviate the risks.
The media plays a vital role in pushing the youngsters to engage in such endeavors as it presents numerous entertainment videos and the celebrities who take part in these activities, and upload their video clips. This makes the young audience curious, and promotes them to indulge in such acts. In addition to this, to hog the limelight, especially on social media, forces the youngsters to participate in these activities that have hazards, but are thrilling too since it will fetch them fame and fortune. To corroborate, a survey has been undertaken by Miss Celia proves this: most of the participants partake in the adventurous sporting activities virtue of the prize money involved as well as a chance to get fan following on the internet.
To mitigate threats involved in such sports, some prudent measures should be adopted. The organizations conducting such events should provide the partakers with appropriate training and ensure taking safeguards at the time of the procedure. Similarly, they should take the onus of maintaining safety levels such as using standardized equipment, hiring experienced and qualified trainers, and performers to make sure that when such activities are performed, the participants are well-informed about the process and safety measures, and do sports under expert monitoring.
To recap, as extreme sporting undertakings offer excitement and happiness to the young people, the latter will definitely get involved in such acts. Therefore, the companies concerned should deliver all the safety equipment and the training to participants to overcome the chances of accidents during the event.
