Helmet

In the early 1900s, football was a brutal sport that resulted in serious or life threatening injuries. There were no football pads or helmets to protect the players from these injuries. Football was mainly a college sport at this time. Due to the concern of the young players, a magazine in 1904 reported that were 18 deaths and 159 serious injuries throughout different prep schools. Football season even got the name "death harvest". Considering most of the deaths were young college students…

"The Simbex company is developing telemetry helmets that can gauge impact and identity concussions" (Zarda, 2007). This statement from the representative of the Simbex company is just one of the many companies working towards a solution to reduce a majority of concussions. Since the beginning of football helmet to helmet hits have been occurring without anyone aware of the problems associated with concussions. Only until recently…

wantto ride a motorcycle, in fact Coach Shout has a motorcycle himself.After BMW’S 100th year anniversary they announced that they would soon startproducing a motorcycle called Motorrad Vision. BMW also stated that motorcycle riderswon’t need a need a helmet to ride a motorcycle (even though it’s illegal not to have ahelmet when riding a motorcycle). BMW touted the motorbike's futuristic…

Riddell, the largest helmet manufacturer and the official helmet provider for the NFL, is introducing its newest helmet, the SpeedFlex. The new attribute of a cantilever allows the helmet to remain flex while maintaining an overall stiffness. It also uses a ratcheting system that locks the helmet into place and a facemask that assists in shifting the force away from the head. The SpeedFlex was tested in several locations and early results were said to be positive. Windpack, a helmet technology…

Children are weaker and more vulnerable.They are not even grown up yet. Parents should not let them play football, Because football causes brain injuries like concussion or CTE, kids can also try another sports such as basketball, and the modern football helmet may cause concussion. Playing football makes brain injuries.Football players may get concussions or CTE. According to the Institute of Medicine, They found one in 20 among college football players, they found one in 14 among high school…

growing the tension around the concussion issue is growing. With growing tension more pressure is put on the NFL in means of player safety. The NFL should do more to protect players against concussions because players are constantly taking hits, helmets are not concussion proof, and players are returning to action too soon after suffering a concussion. To start off concussions are defined as a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a bump or blow, or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body…

there’s huge risks that come with it. Due to all the physical contact, injuries such as concussions, spinal problems, broken bones, and even fatality will occur if you don’t play the game correctly or are suited correctly with the correct pads or helmets. The number one serious issue in the sport of football is concussions, not just in the pros but also with kids and young adult’s. People can argue that…

to avoid a head injury like wearing a helmet or tackling in the right manor, but that obviously is not enough. There are more cases than you think of young football players experiencing traumatic brain injuries, TBI’s, and more and more retired National Football League players are feeling the results of the multiple collisions in their careers. Yes, it is the new “America’s pastime”, but in my eyes entertainment is not worth the potential brain trauma. Helmets are the first line of defense when…

A concussion is a disease that affects the brain from a dramatic force towards the head, which causes the brain to move around in the skull. Many times the brain hits the skull, which leads to a bruise and thus bleeding. In addition, a concussion can cause people to suffer memory loss, headaches, nausea, and bad balance, etc. Most concussions are ranked as mild, because concussions cannot be life threatening. Because of the continuing brain growth, younger people hold more risk whenever…

the amount of force being exerted onto the helmet. This technology will be very useful when it comes to preventing damage. Currently, there is not one step that can guarantee the prevention of concussions; however, the NFL’s step of improving the technology of gear in the game will have a great impact on controlling violent collisions that produce brain…