Figure Skating Essay by Anna

Have you ever been to a skating rink and saw a person skating without a helmet? Did they fall and get a head injury? Well I saw it before! That’s why I believe people should wear helmets while figure skating.

I believe people should wear helmets while figure skating because helmets help you not get hurt. Helmets prevent you from getting the most major head injuries. Like cracking your head open. I once was wearing a helmet while I was at my figure skating lesson and I fell. Did I get hurt...no. Helmets are solid protection against your head.

In addition to that, people should wear helmets while figure skating because helmets make the world a lot safer in general. Not only for figure skating, but for other sports too. For example, people should wear helmets while skateboarding because if you fall, you can get a concussion. The pitcher in baseball should wear a helmet because the baseball could bounce off his head. You should wear a helmet while biking because if you fall off your bike, you can crack your head open. I once went to a baseball game and I saw the baseball bounce off the pitchers head.

This connects for recitals for figure skating too. I think people should wear helmets for figure skating recitals too! It doesn't matter that people look ridiculous wearing a helmet when they are skating like pros! All that matters is people's protection.

My last reason why people should wear helmets while figure skating is, helmets prevent any kind of head injury. Perhaps if you fell off your bike and you’re not wearing a helmet you’re probably going to crack your head open. Same thing goes with other sports too. If you’re not wearing a helmet and you fall doing a sport such as figure skating, you have a 50% chance of getting hurt really bad. If I were you, I wouldn’t take the risk.

This is important because people are taking the risk of cracking their head open. I want people to wear helmets because I don’t want people getting hurt.

I used to think kids shouldn’t wear helmets because they are pros at skating, but now I realize not all kids are good at skating and they should wear helmets.