Works Cited
“A History of Football Helmets.” Get Football Helmets. n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2010,
<http://www.getfootballhelmets.com/history-football-helmets.html>.
This site gave me good information on the history of football helmets inventors and
inventions that helped improve the football helmet. This I believe was a good secondary
source that gave me accurate dates and helpful information for our site. I recommend
this site for anyone looking for information on the history of football helmets. Secondary
“Baltimore Ravens Helmet.” NFL Helmet History. i-NFL Helmet, 2004. Web. 6 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.i-nflhelmet.com/baltimoreravens.html>.
This site gave me information on the football helmet of our hometown team, the Baltimore
Ravens. In this site it gave me the color design and decals of the Ravens helmet. I just
thought this was cool because I love watching them play. Secondary
Burns, Quiana. "Ready For Some Football & and Concussions." ABC News. ABC News
Internet Ventures, 31 Aug 2006. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
<http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2379230&page=1>.
This website was very helpful for me because of its descriptive information. The source is
not very reliable because the writer may have known nothing on this topic. Also, there are
a few grammar mistakes which can make it more unreliable. Secondary
"Catastrophic head injuries in football dramatically higher at high school level than college
level." The Medical News. n.d., 4 July 2007. Web. 9 Dec. 2009.
<http://www.news-medical.net/news/2007/07/04/27136.aspx>.
This article was very informative because it had a lot of statistics on head injuries. The
author was probably very informed when she wrote this because of the information. So this
article can be very reliable. Secondary
Ferrara, Vincent R. Xenith Adaptive Head Protection. youtube. Xenith, n.d. Web. 15 Nov.
2009. n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE9WONFeNuw &feature=player_embedded>.
This video was very interesting and informative because it told about one of the new
football helmet designs. It is very reliable because the person in the video is the CEO,
president, and founder of the company that created the football helmet. He knew a lot
about the topic so he could tell me a lot of information. Primary
Flores, Cassaundra. “Looking forward to changes in NFL football helmets.” Ezine @rticles.
EzineArticles.com, n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2010.
<http://ezinearticles.com/?Looking-forward-to- changes-in-NFL-helmets&id=1155741>.
This site didn’t give me secondary source on the history of football helmets but it did give
me good information on the future of football helmets. This site introduced me to the
sideline response system technology which is a way to track a player’s health from inside
their helmet. I feel that this site gave me the aspect that even with all of the amazing
innovations in the football helmet there are still many more to come. Secondary
"Football Concussions and Brain Injury." TSR Injury Law. TSR Injury Law, n.d.
Web. 14 Dec. 2009.
<http://www.minnesotapersonal-injurylawyer.com/football-concussions-and-brain-
injury.html>.
This article had good information about concussion statistics. It also mentions
serious brain injuries in football. It is not greatly reliable because it had no author.
Secondary
"Football Concussion Statistics." Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.
Questia Media America, 2000. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
<http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docId=5002373674>.
This article gives very good information about concussion statistics. It had strong
vocabulary so that can make it more reliable. Also, the author is pretty reliable because the
group who wrote it does things with physical education. Secondary
“Football Fever: Inventions that Shaped the Modern Game.” Invent Help, Inventhelp, n.d.
Web. 6 Jan. 2010. <http://www.inventhelp.com/football_Inventions.asp>.
This site I think was very useful to me in many ways. It gave me information on the
innovations that made a huge difference in safety during the early years of football. I have
to say this was probably my favorite site that I used for this project. Secondary
Gaffney, Andrew. 10 Steps In The High-Tech Evolution Of Pro Football Helmets, Popular
Mechanics, 5 Sep 2008. Web. 6 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/4281378.html>.
This site was great on giving me the information on the over looked part of the football
helmet, the facemask. This site gave me the different types of facemasks in history and
special ones worn by select players in history. This was a secondary source that I
recommend for anyone looking for information on facemasks. Secondary
Hall, Susan. How Products Are Made. MadeHow, n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Football-Helmet.html>.
This site was very interesting to me because it showed me the different types of materials
that football helmets have been made out of. The main materials are leather and
polycarbonate. I think this was a very useful site for our project. Secondary
Kuwana, Ellen. "Long-Term Effects of Concussions in Football Players." Neuroscience for
Kids. 18 May 2004. Web. 9 Dec. 2009. <http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nfl.html>.
This article had good information about head injuries in football. It did not use very strong
vocabulary so it is not very reliable. Also, there is no author so that makes it even less
reliable. Secondary
Lerner, Ivan. "The History of Chemicals and the Football Helmet." ICIS.com. Reed
Business, 17 Aug 2009. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
<http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/08/24/9240644/the-history-of-chemicals-and-the-football- helmet.html>.
This article gave great information about the plastic football helmet. It used very strong
vocabulary so that can make it more reliable. The author is anonymous so that can make
the article not as reliable. Secondary
Lukas, Paul, The Rich History of Helmets, ESPN, 16 Dec. 2004. Web. 6 Jan. 2010.
<http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/041216>.
This was another site that gave me information on football facemasks. But this one was
mostly focused on the facemasks that you can tell the player just by looking at them. Also,
it says how in present day football the players aren’t noticed by their facemask. Secondary
"Mass Times Acceleration Equals Force." Brain Injury Research Foundation. 17 June 2009.
Web. 9 Dec. 2009. <http://www.birf.info/prevent/prev-articles/ prev-football.html>.
This article gave descriptive details of a survey they took of a football team and their
injuries. It reliable because of the descriptive facts they gave. Also, they mention real
names of people that they used in their survey. Secondary
"Origin of the Football Helmet." Home Team Sports.com. Home Team Sports, n.d. Web. 1
Dec. 2009. <http://www.home-team-sports.com/riddell_helmets/>.
This article had valid information about the origin of the football helmet. It gave very
descriptive details so that can make it more reliable. It is also sort of reliable because the
company has to do with Riddell, but there is no author. Secondary
Riddell, Riddell, Riddell, Web. 6 Jan. 2010. <https://shop.riddell.com/>.
This time I felt like listing the football helmets that are available to buy and wear today. This
site I have to say was really cool and had awesome graphics. Hopefully you find the
amount of football helmets there are as interesting as I did. Primary
"Safety First." Helmet Hut. n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2009. <http://www.helmethut.com/Dr.Ken1.html>.
This article was very useful because of the specific details it gave. This article is reliable
because of the specific dates and names it gave. Unfortunately, it isn't reliable because the
author could have made up these dates and names because it doesn't give any
background on him. Secondary
“Schutt Sports Historical Timeline.” Schutt Sports. Spindustry Interactive. n.d. Web. 6 Jan.
2009. <http://www.schuttsports.com/aspx/general/historytimeline.aspx>.
This website is all based on a timeline of Schutt football helmets and I think it is just
amazing with all of the things they have done to improve the game. This timeline dates
from 1935 to 2008. The information listed ranges from the first faceguard they produced to
the first DNA Pro football helmet they made. Primary
Starkey, Jonathan. "Head Games." The Washington Post 10 Nov. 2009: E1+. Print.
This article is very reliable because the author has had past experience with football. Also,
he posted this article in the Washington Post. Lastly, it is very reliable because he gave
great details about the concussions that happen in football and why they happen. Primary
<http://www.getfootballhelmets.com/history-football-helmets.html>.
This site gave me good information on the history of football helmets inventors and
inventions that helped improve the football helmet. This I believe was a good secondary
source that gave me accurate dates and helpful information for our site. I recommend
this site for anyone looking for information on the history of football helmets. Secondary
“Baltimore Ravens Helmet.” NFL Helmet History. i-NFL Helmet, 2004. Web. 6 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.i-nflhelmet.com/baltimoreravens.html>.
This site gave me information on the football helmet of our hometown team, the Baltimore
Ravens. In this site it gave me the color design and decals of the Ravens helmet. I just
thought this was cool because I love watching them play. Secondary
Burns, Quiana. "Ready For Some Football & and Concussions." ABC News. ABC News
Internet Ventures, 31 Aug 2006. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
<http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2379230&page=1>.
This website was very helpful for me because of its descriptive information. The source is
not very reliable because the writer may have known nothing on this topic. Also, there are
a few grammar mistakes which can make it more unreliable. Secondary
"Catastrophic head injuries in football dramatically higher at high school level than college
level." The Medical News. n.d., 4 July 2007. Web. 9 Dec. 2009.
<http://www.news-medical.net/news/2007/07/04/27136.aspx>.
This article was very informative because it had a lot of statistics on head injuries. The
author was probably very informed when she wrote this because of the information. So this
article can be very reliable. Secondary
Ferrara, Vincent R. Xenith Adaptive Head Protection. youtube. Xenith, n.d. Web. 15 Nov.
2009. n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE9WONFeNuw &feature=player_embedded>.
This video was very interesting and informative because it told about one of the new
football helmet designs. It is very reliable because the person in the video is the CEO,
president, and founder of the company that created the football helmet. He knew a lot
about the topic so he could tell me a lot of information. Primary
Flores, Cassaundra. “Looking forward to changes in NFL football helmets.” Ezine @rticles.
EzineArticles.com, n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2010.
<http://ezinearticles.com/?Looking-forward-to- changes-in-NFL-helmets&id=1155741>.
This site didn’t give me secondary source on the history of football helmets but it did give
me good information on the future of football helmets. This site introduced me to the
sideline response system technology which is a way to track a player’s health from inside
their helmet. I feel that this site gave me the aspect that even with all of the amazing
innovations in the football helmet there are still many more to come. Secondary
"Football Concussions and Brain Injury." TSR Injury Law. TSR Injury Law, n.d.
Web. 14 Dec. 2009.
<http://www.minnesotapersonal-injurylawyer.com/football-concussions-and-brain-
injury.html>.
This article had good information about concussion statistics. It also mentions
serious brain injuries in football. It is not greatly reliable because it had no author.
Secondary
"Football Concussion Statistics." Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.
Questia Media America, 2000. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
<http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docId=5002373674>.
This article gives very good information about concussion statistics. It had strong
vocabulary so that can make it more reliable. Also, the author is pretty reliable because the
group who wrote it does things with physical education. Secondary
“Football Fever: Inventions that Shaped the Modern Game.” Invent Help, Inventhelp, n.d.
Web. 6 Jan. 2010. <http://www.inventhelp.com/football_Inventions.asp>.
This site I think was very useful to me in many ways. It gave me information on the
innovations that made a huge difference in safety during the early years of football. I have
to say this was probably my favorite site that I used for this project. Secondary
Gaffney, Andrew. 10 Steps In The High-Tech Evolution Of Pro Football Helmets, Popular
Mechanics, 5 Sep 2008. Web. 6 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/4281378.html>.
This site was great on giving me the information on the over looked part of the football
helmet, the facemask. This site gave me the different types of facemasks in history and
special ones worn by select players in history. This was a secondary source that I
recommend for anyone looking for information on facemasks. Secondary
Hall, Susan. How Products Are Made. MadeHow, n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2010.
<http://www.madehow.com/Volume-3/Football-Helmet.html>.
This site was very interesting to me because it showed me the different types of materials
that football helmets have been made out of. The main materials are leather and
polycarbonate. I think this was a very useful site for our project. Secondary
Kuwana, Ellen. "Long-Term Effects of Concussions in Football Players." Neuroscience for
Kids. 18 May 2004. Web. 9 Dec. 2009. <http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nfl.html>.
This article had good information about head injuries in football. It did not use very strong
vocabulary so it is not very reliable. Also, there is no author so that makes it even less
reliable. Secondary
Lerner, Ivan. "The History of Chemicals and the Football Helmet." ICIS.com. Reed
Business, 17 Aug 2009. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
<http://www.icis.com/Articles/2009/08/24/9240644/the-history-of-chemicals-and-the-football- helmet.html>.
This article gave great information about the plastic football helmet. It used very strong
vocabulary so that can make it more reliable. The author is anonymous so that can make
the article not as reliable. Secondary
Lukas, Paul, The Rich History of Helmets, ESPN, 16 Dec. 2004. Web. 6 Jan. 2010.
<http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/041216>.
This was another site that gave me information on football facemasks. But this one was
mostly focused on the facemasks that you can tell the player just by looking at them. Also,
it says how in present day football the players aren’t noticed by their facemask. Secondary
"Mass Times Acceleration Equals Force." Brain Injury Research Foundation. 17 June 2009.
Web. 9 Dec. 2009. <http://www.birf.info/prevent/prev-articles/ prev-football.html>.
This article gave descriptive details of a survey they took of a football team and their
injuries. It reliable because of the descriptive facts they gave. Also, they mention real
names of people that they used in their survey. Secondary
"Origin of the Football Helmet." Home Team Sports.com. Home Team Sports, n.d. Web. 1
Dec. 2009. <http://www.home-team-sports.com/riddell_helmets/>.
This article had valid information about the origin of the football helmet. It gave very
descriptive details so that can make it more reliable. It is also sort of reliable because the
company has to do with Riddell, but there is no author. Secondary
Riddell, Riddell, Riddell, Web. 6 Jan. 2010. <https://shop.riddell.com/>.
This time I felt like listing the football helmets that are available to buy and wear today. This
site I have to say was really cool and had awesome graphics. Hopefully you find the
amount of football helmets there are as interesting as I did. Primary
"Safety First." Helmet Hut. n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2009. <http://www.helmethut.com/Dr.Ken1.html>.
This article was very useful because of the specific details it gave. This article is reliable
because of the specific dates and names it gave. Unfortunately, it isn't reliable because the
author could have made up these dates and names because it doesn't give any
background on him. Secondary
“Schutt Sports Historical Timeline.” Schutt Sports. Spindustry Interactive. n.d. Web. 6 Jan.
2009. <http://www.schuttsports.com/aspx/general/historytimeline.aspx>.
This website is all based on a timeline of Schutt football helmets and I think it is just
amazing with all of the things they have done to improve the game. This timeline dates
from 1935 to 2008. The information listed ranges from the first faceguard they produced to
the first DNA Pro football helmet they made. Primary
Starkey, Jonathan. "Head Games." The Washington Post 10 Nov. 2009: E1+. Print.
This article is very reliable because the author has had past experience with football. Also,
he posted this article in the Washington Post. Lastly, it is very reliable because he gave
great details about the concussions that happen in football and why they happen. Primary
