TEMPLATE Dougherty, N. & Seidler, T. (2007). Injuries in the buffer zone: A seri
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TEMPLATE Dougherty, N. & Seidler, T. (2007). Injuries in the buffer zone: A serious risk-management problem. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 78(2), 132-140. This article emphasizes that to provide a safe environment, most sport and recreational activities require a certain amount of space between the activities and the obstructions. This space is referred to as a buffer zone. The buffer zone issue is a complex one and is especially acute in the sport of basketball. According to lawsuit analysis, lack of adequate buffer space wa alleged to have been the primary cause of injury in 21 percent of all cases. Information in this article makes it apparent that facilities must be designed as much as is feasible with injury prevention in mind. Walls and spectator seating should be as far away from the playing surface as possible. Accidents happen, and we cannot and do not want to provide activities that are completely without risk. However, it should be the goal of each facility manager to reduce the risk as much as possible. I found this article to be interesting and especially useful for someone planning to construct a facility for activity. RUBRIC Name: Grade: Appropriate topic (scholarly/peer reviewed), (30) Minimum of 1 pages & no more than 1 1/2 pages of summary and critique (This includes quality of writing) (30) Liked /Disliked-Recommendation- Critique (10) APA (10) Whole document in correct layout (10) Appearance font, etc. (12 font, times new roman) (10)Explanation / Answer
Ward, Benjamin G.," Fan safety at sports facilities"(2012).
Accidents involving fans occur at sports facilities around the globe. The purpose of this research was to discover the reactions of local facility managers and customers to fan accidents at sports venues, recommendations to address safety concerns at their sports facilities, opinions of customers expressed to their facility managers regarding possible installation of additional safety measures as related to the fan experience at sports event and opinions of facility managers to the possible elimination of the assumption of the risk. This is the sport with the most reported fan accidents at their stadiums but other sports have fan accidents and deaths as well. The results revealed the opinions of the facility managers. Several responded that when they hear about fan accidents their first thought is about preventing them at their facilities others felt fans should be more aware of their surroundings and possible dangers related to the sport being played at the facility. Most facility managers are in favor of raising railing heights but are not in favor of installing meeting throughout the facilities.
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