Shame on Michigan football, and shame on the NCAA for no action on Minnesota. Helmet-to-helmet collisions are occurrences in American football when two players helmets make head-to-head contact with a high degree of force. Despite its long association with the sport, this type of contact is now considered to be dangerous play by league authorities due to the potential of causing serious injury. Major football leagues, such as the NFL and NCAA, have taken a tougher stance on helmet-to-helmet collisions after the US Congress launched an investigation into the effects repeated concussions have on football players.[1] Other possible injuries include head traumas, spinal cord injuries, and even death; nevertheless helmet manufacturers are constantly improving their designs in order to best protect their users against injuries from such collisions.[2] Intentionally causing a helmet-to-helmet collision is banned in most, if not all, football leagues. If a player uses any part of his helmet (including the top/crown and forehead/”hairline” parts) or facemask to butt, spear, or ram an opponent violently or unnecessarily. (h) any player who grabs a helmet opening of an opponent and forcibly twists, turns, or pulls his head. (i) Illegal contact with the helmet against the knee of the snapper during an attempt for a field goal or kick try. (j) if a player illegally launches into a defenseless opponent. It is an illegal launch if a player (1) leaves both feet prior to contact to spring forward and upward into his opponent, and (2) uses any part of his helmet (including the top/crown and forehead/”hairline” parts) to initiate forcible contact against any part of his opponent’s body.
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:20:03 +0000
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