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Post by airraider on Oct 31, 2008 12:34:14 GMT -6
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Post by rathernot on Oct 31, 2008 12:37:44 GMT -6
I know Indiana University and others are using these this year
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Post by saintrad on Oct 31, 2008 12:41:35 GMT -6
looks like the stuff Virginia Tech has been using with it s players over the last 6 or 7 yrs.
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Post by cmow5 on Oct 31, 2008 12:42:29 GMT -6
I know the AFL was using something similar(Could be the same). It has a green light on the back and if it turned red then the trainer needs to check for a concussion or other head injury's.
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Post by poweriguy on Oct 31, 2008 12:44:18 GMT -6
This is the coming of Big Brother and the nanny state. Eventually all schools are going to have to have these helmets and they are all going to be networked. When a kid takes a shot above a certain level, you're going to be required to pull him from the game. Then by rule will have to sit out X amount of practices/games.
Then when the state get enough data, they will start tinkering with the rules in the name of safety, until it gets to the point where the object of the game is to kick a round ball into a netted goal. Kind of like they do in Europe.
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Post by guillaume on Nov 1, 2008 11:24:36 GMT -6
I can see that it is an ideal "TEACHING" tool.
Nothing better to impress upon the players how a concussion occur.
The way I see it as: use the helmet to collect 'concussion' data while videotaping a series of tackles, from low tackle to helmet to helmet tackle.
Then show the videos and the associated data collected by the helmet.
Voila, the perfect teaching tool to what concussions are ( in terms of force/square inch or whatever the unit is) and how they occur, followed by a lecture on the impacts of concussion on lifespan and general survivability of a player.
I think it is good as a tool. I dont see it being used all the time. Not at that price.
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