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Monday, March 11, 2013

New Blog Topic (first post assignment)


Not wanting to get involved in any copyright issues, I decided to focus this blog on the affects the game of football has had on the players and how it has helped shaped the development on the equipment. I found a blog online that shares similar content as my ideas that I am going to be sharing. The title of the blog that I found is “Blog and Tackle” at the link I provided below. This blog mainly discusses what is going on in the NFL. However, I did find a category on the blog where the blogger talks about the improvement of football equipment, not just in the NFL, but also for college and even high school football. The blogger first mentions the issue regarding concussions and other injuries that have led equipment developers to improve the quality of football gear for all levels of the game, whether it be professional or pop-warner football. For this discussion the blogger focuses mainly on the development and improvements that are being explored with the helmet. The blogger briefly mentions a program that allows tests to be conducted in order to get the results manufacturers need in order to come up the headgear with the latest technology to prevent injuries such as concussions. However, the costly price of such program has prevented many football programs from joining a program such as this. After talking about the expensive program, the blogger mentions companies that has made significant improvements on their product and the new technologies that come with it.

http://www.blogandtackle.net/2010/10/22/stories-you-may-have-missed-making-football-helmets-safer/

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