Air-Conditioned Shoulder Pads Keep Football Players Cool
Researchers at the University of Florida Research Foundation have developed a Temperature Management System (TMS) that blows cool, dry air underneath the shoulder pads of football players during rest periods.
Football players often practice and play in hot, humid weather, which poses a risk for heat-related illness. The researchers developed the TMS to mitigate the dangers [...]
Football Causes Loss Of Height During Games
A study presented at the 55th American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting revealed that football players experience temporary loss of height during the game.
It has been shown in the past that the height of an average person may be reduced up to 1% during a normal day due to compression of the spine. [...]
