My project is symbolizing many different types of trauma. I used a cleat to show trauma that a football player to go through. On one side of the cleat I put a couple small trauma words that a football player could experience on one side of the cleat and then I added extra words on the opposite side that other people and football players may go through outside of football. This is to make people aware of what others may be going through beyond what they see in someone's everyday life. Many people may smile everyday to hide the fact of what they go through at home. Trauma plays a big part in the whole world and ruins a lot of lives. My project (football cleat) Is letting people know that anybody could be going through things I'm just speaking for football players.
When I thought about trauma in a football manner a certain moment gave me an idea on January 2nd, 2023 In the first quarter of the game in Cincinnati, Damar Hamlin a 24 year-old safety for the Buffalo Bills Tackled Bengals Receiver Tee Higgins and after Hamlin got up he took 2 steps before collapsing to the ground. Tee Higgins was not injured. I chose this because this was a traumatic moment for Hamlin's family for sure but as a football player it made me look at this moment differently.
Sore connects to the feeling after a long game and the bumps and bruises players have after.
Injury connects to players being banged up the most common is a concussion I've experienced it.
Wound connects to maybe a turf burn every football player has felt the pain of this before.
Cut connects to maybe if a player's facemask scratch across your arm I've experienced this also.
Damage connects in many ways you could damage your cleats damage your uniform while playing but what I was thinking is when you take a loss your team as a whole is damaged from the feeling of losing.