“The Game I Have Worked So Hard For”

2018 ◽  
pp. 223-229
Author(s):  
Roger R. Tamte
Keyword(s):  
American Football ◽  
Special Committee ◽  
Rule Changes ◽  
Rules Committee

With a public clamor growing against mass play in American football, Camp proposes to force more open play by requiring an advance of ten yards instead of five yards in three downs. Other rules-committee members argue additional game methodology is needed to make ten yards more attainable, such as weakening the defense by requiring defensive ends to be five yards back of the line at snapback, which Camp rejects as artificial and ineffective. Others suggest forward passing, which Camp also opposes. With unanimity required by the rules committee in its rules decisions, meaningful committee action is prevented, and the committee is severely criticized. At Harvard, in an effort to keep football alive in spite of new Eliot criticisms, a special committee is formed to propose rule changes.

Tipping Point

2018 ◽  
pp. 234-239
Author(s):  
Roger R. Tamte
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Tipping Point ◽  
American Football ◽  
Special Committee ◽  
New York University ◽  
Rules Committee ◽  
Fatal Injuries

Two deaths occur in American football on November 25. Henry MacCracken, chancellor of New York University, where one of the fatal injuries occurred, invites the nineteen colleges NYU has played since 1895 to a conference on December 8, aiming to abolish or at least reform American football. Camp persuades the rules committee to meet December 9, the day after the MacCracken conference, and develops a plan for Yale’s position during that meeting. While Camp is out of town, Alice communicates the plan to Yale’s President Hadley, who summarizes it in a memo and apparently approves. Roosevelt meets with Harvard’s coach and appears supportive of unspecified actions being taken at Harvard (possibly, as later events suggest, proposals being developed by Harvard’s special committee).

Rule Changes and the Earnings of National Football League Field Goal Kickers

1992 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-402
Author(s):  
William T. Harris
Keyword(s):  
National Football League ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Rule Change ◽  
Rule Changes ◽  
Rules Committee ◽  
Relative Earnings ◽  
The Way

In 1974 the National Football League Rules Committee changed the way the ball was turned over after a missed field goal attempted beyond the defending team’s 20-yard line. As a result of this change, it is postulated that more accurate placekickers would become relatively more valuable to a team and receive higher earnings. The available evidence suggests that no measurable increase has occurred since the rule change in the relative earnings of more accurate long distance placekickers. Possible reasons for this result are discussed.

Video Analysis of Reported Concussion Events in the National Football League During the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 Seasons

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (14) ◽  
pp. 3502-3510 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Lessley ◽  
Richard W. Kent ◽  
James R. Funk ◽  
Christopher P. Sherwood ◽  
Joseph M. Cormier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
National Football League ◽  
Sports Injury ◽  
The Body ◽  
American Football ◽  
Video Footage ◽  
Impact Location ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Common Activity ◽  
Rule Changes

Background: Concussions in American football remain a high priority of sports injury prevention programs. Detailed video review provides important information on causation, the outcomes of rule changes, and guidance on future injury prevention strategies. Purpose: Documentation of concussions sustained in National Football League games played during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 seasons, including consideration of video views unavailable to the public. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: All reported concussions were reviewed with all available video footage. Standardized terminology and associated definitions were developed to describe and categorize the details of each concussion. Results: Cornerbacks sustained the most concussions, followed by wide receivers, then linebackers and offensive linemen. Half (50%) of concussions occurred during a passing play, 28% during a rushing play, and 21% on a punt or kickoff. Tackling was found to be the most common activity of concussed players, with the side of the helmet the most common helmet impact location. The distribution of helmet impact source—the object that contacted the concussed player’s helmet—differed from studies of earlier seasons, with a higher proportion of helmet-to-body impacts (particularly shoulder) and helmet-to-ground impacts and with a lower proportion of helmet-to-helmet impacts. Helmet-to-ground concussive impacts were notable for the high prevalence of impacts to the back of the helmet and their frequency during passing plays. Conclusion: Concussion causation scenarios in the National Football League have changed over time. Clinical Relevance: The results of this study suggest the need for expanded evaluation of concussion countermeasures beyond solely helmet-to-helmet test systems, including consideration of impacts with the ground and with the body of the opposing player. It also suggests the possibility of position-specific countermeasures as part of an ongoing effort to improve safety.

scholarly journals The impact of rule changes on the number and severity of injuries in the NFL

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suril B Sheth ◽  
Dharun Anandayuvaraj ◽  
Saumil S Patel
Keyword(s):  
National Football League ◽  
Bright Light ◽  
American Football ◽  
Arm Injuries ◽  
Rule Changes ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Gear Technology ◽  
Independent Work ◽  
The Impact

Injuries in the National Football League (NFL) are a concern for reasons of performance, revenue, and player health. In particular, recent discoveries highlighting the long-term repercussions of concussions has drawn popular attention to the violence of the sport of American football and shone a bright light on the NFL's efforts to reduce injuries and their long-term impact. While studies have largely focused on the impact of injuries on players' long-term health, there has been less independent work on the evolution of injuries, namely in how the number and extent of injuries have changed over the years and what role, if any, the NFL has played in improving these figures by changing the rules or by improving protective gear technology. Here, we studied injuries from eight seasons 2010-2017, i.e. and address the impact of major rule changes that were enacted in the NFL in 2013 and 2016. We classified injuries into three major categories: arm, leg, and head, i.e. concussions. From publicly available weekly injury reports provided by each team in the NFL, we calculated the number of players who were seriously injured enough to miss at least one game of the season, and the severity of the injuries sustained, as evaluated by the number of games of the season the injured player had to sit out. The 2013 rule changes did not significantly reduce the number of players who suffered a head injury and had to sit out at least one game, and had no impact on leg or arm injuries either. Following the 2016 rule changes, we observed no change in the number of players who got injured but a significant increase in the severity of all three injury types in the two full seasons that followed. Overall, the NFL's efforts to reduce injuries and their severity have had little success, and our findings suggest instead that rule changes or technological changes cannot curb the violence and danger present in the game today.

Democracy in Action

2018 ◽  
pp. 239-250
Author(s):  
Roger R. Tamte
Keyword(s):  
West Point ◽  
Special Committee ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletic ◽  
Rules Committee ◽  
Rule Making

With strong leadership from West Point (whose top two leaders are closely tied to President Roosevelt) the December 8, 1905, MacCracken conference votes that football should be reformed (not abolished) and schedules a follow-up conference on December 28 to elect a new rules committee. The old rules committee meets December 9, but Harvard’s Reid prevents rule making, saying he cannot vote until the Harvard special committee acts. Dashiell meets with Roosevelt, who confidentially shows Dashiell a letter from Reid and implies he favors the Harvard committee’s ideas. On December 28, with sixty-eight colleges attending, and led again by West Point, the second MacCracken conference elects a new seven-person rules committee with instructions to amalgamate with the old committee. The old rules committee agrees to amalgamate, and a new rule making order begins. The Intercollegiate Athletic Association (predecessor of the NCAA) is also formed, with Palmer Pierce of West Point elected president.

Medicare Proposes SNF Rule Changes

ASHA Leader ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 3-3
Author(s):  
Mark Kander
Keyword(s):  
Rule Changes

Racial and Athletic Identity of African American Football Players

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse A. Steinfeldt ◽  
Courtney Reed ◽  
Clint M. Steinfeldt
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Athletic Identity ◽  
American Football ◽  
Football Players

Zurück zum American Football nach Schulter-OP

Sportphysio ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. 124-131
Author(s):  
Linda Dyer
Keyword(s):  
American Football

Felix spielt American Football und hat innerhalb von zweieinhalb Jahren rechts drei Schulterluxationen erlitten. Nach der 3. Luxation entschied er sich für die operative Schulterstabilisierung nach Latarjet. Dieses Fallbeispiel beschreibt die Rehabilitation nach der Operation bis zur Wiederaufnahme des Sports.

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