Financially Affordable Helmet Add-On Concussion Prevention in High School Football
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Date
2024-06-13
Authors
Bunker, Sky
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Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
Football is one of the largest sports in the United States of America. From the popularity of the National Football League and College Football, down to high school and youth football, the sport is the center of attention during the fall season year in and year out. With all this interest in the sport however, comes the increased awareness in the issues the sport brings, most notably, the risk of head injury and concussions. Concussions can be defined as “a type of traumatic brain injury—or TBI—caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth.” (CDC, 2019). These brain injuries have become very common in football with roughly 300,000 occurring from football each year (UCLA, 2021). While positive strides have been made in helmet innovation to help counteract this issue and make the game safer, there is still more work to be done to protect players. This project will explore how to develop a financially affordable football helmet add-on technology that helps decrease the risk of concussions in high school football, facilitating comprehensive protection for each player and allowing anyone to participate.
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43 pages
Keywords
high school football, concussions, American football, football impact protection, safety equipment