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Perceptions Of Safety And Support Among High School Football Players Utilizing A Helmet Impact Detection System, Chris Snyder, Kailey Snyder, Alyssa Irby, Danae Dinkel, Adam B. Rosen
Perceptions Of Safety And Support Among High School Football Players Utilizing A Helmet Impact Detection System, Chris Snyder, Kailey Snyder, Alyssa Irby, Danae Dinkel, Adam B. Rosen
Graduate Medical Education Research Journal
Background: Concussions are common in high school football athletes and can have short and long-term health impacts. New football helmets furnished with accelerometers to detect rate and location of impact have recently emerged. The use of these helmets offers the ability to rapidly and objectively assess concussions on the sideline. However, minimal research has explored athlete’s perceptions of the use of these helmets. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine high school football players’ perceptions of safety and support following a season of use of a Helmet Impact Detection System. Methods: 118 high school football players from a …
Football, More Than A Sport, Nicholas Prokup
Football, More Than A Sport, Nicholas Prokup
WRIT: Journal of First-Year Writing
The football program is a community that constantly grows. Not just players and coaches. I would consider the following, or the fans, of the football program to be part of what populates the community and more people want to become involved with football every year. The football program unconditionally qualifies to be a discourse community because it applies to all of the requisitioned characteristics and through the years has earned the title due to the commitment of its people.
Spectator Age And Periodic Changes In Game Viewership: An Application Of Positivity And Life-Span Theory In The National Football League, Scott Tainsky, Jie Xu
Spectator Age And Periodic Changes In Game Viewership: An Application Of Positivity And Life-Span Theory In The National Football League, Scott Tainsky, Jie Xu
Journal of Applied Sport Management
This study examines the factors that influence sport broadcast viewership, exploring the relationship between spectator age, time remaining in the season, and team success. We identify the determinants of demand for two different age groups— youth and older adults—and analyze differences in the impact of team quality and playoff probability on viewership during midseason games and those during the stretch run of the season. Ordinary least squares models are used to estimate the effects and Wald tests to establish differences between groups. Our models show local team quality increased viewership by a greater margin for youth than older adults for …