Should there be age limits in extreme sports? Should there be an X games?
“Building a Skate Park” by Skyler Siljeg
“Snowboarder Kevin Pearce Recovers” (By Alexis Wiseman, Scholastic News Kids Press Corps)
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/snowboarder-kevin-pearce-recovers
“X Games Snowmobile Crash Shows Extreme Sports Are Extremely Dangerous” (By: David Whitley, Sporting News, February 20, 2013)
“X Games”
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/x-games/?ar_a=1
“Extreme Sports for Kids: Would You Let Your Child Do Them?”
Infographic: Extreme Sports Addiction
http://visual.ly/extreme-sports-addiction-infographic
“Extreme Sports: Higher, Faster, More Treacherous” (By: Meredith C. Carroll, The Denver Post, January 31, 2013)—longer article, ties to football, calls for limits on X Game athletes, looks at factors that push towards bigger and bigger risks.
http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_22490311/higher-faster-and-more-treacherous
“Is it wrong to let children do extreme sports?” by Jon Lackman, May 14, 2015, NYT.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/magazine/is-it-wrong-to-let-children-do-extreme-sports.html
“Getting Involved In ‘Extreme Sports’: Advice From Parents Of Top Extreme Athletes” (from Momsteam.com) Search for title of archived article on website
“With the Thrills Come Extreme Risks” (Jane E. Brody, The New York Times, March 31, 2014)—Many injuries can (and have) result(ed) from extreme sports particularly for children; if one is going to be involved in extreme sports, they should wear protective gear
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/31/with-the-thrills-come-extreme-risks/?_r=0
“Ashima’s Most Daring Climb” A lengthy text/photo/video article from ESPN highlighting the life to date of this 14 y/o climber. http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/14098651/ashima-shiraishi-become-best-female-climber-world-just-14