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News Release 10-162
NSF, NBC News and the NFL Kick Off "Science of NFL Football"
Ten-part video series gives students new way to understand action on the field
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The collaboration between NBC Learn and NSF uses the universal appeal of football to drive an understanding of complicated scientific concepts. In this episode, NFL athletes explore "Projectile Motion & Parabolas."
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Former NFL lineman Orlando Pace stresses the importance of nutrition and hydration in this episode of the Science of NFL Football. The episode is one of 10 in a new educational video series by the National Science Foundation, NBC News and the National Football League that uses sports to explain scientific concepts.
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Former NFL linebacker Hardy Nickerson is one of several current and former NFL players who participated in a new 10-part video series that explores the science behind NFL football.
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Runningback Deuce McAllister's moves are captured by a state-of-the-art, high-speed Phantom camera, which has the ability to capture movement at rates of up to 2,000 frames per second.
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