User:Tuckbrown8/sandbox

Sports equipment --> Mostly just a list of various items. I think the history of when equipment became important in athletics and what institutions and movements have helped lead to the development and expansion of equipment across the board.

Sports engineering --> This page is very scarce. It should talk more about what sports engineers do and study in the real world/where they study.

Article Evaluation:

Lacrosse stick

It is good to see that the article is up to date on recent rules changes in NCAA lacrosse.

It is a good neutral representation of the stick and its history.

However, the discussion of the history of the lacrosse stick and how it originally took its shape and design is scarce. Needs more information about the native sport

The article is lacking in recent technology developments, including the rise of the use of composite lacrosse shafts.

Part of WikiProject for Lacrosse

Links for sources look good. Good intel.

Edits to Compression Garments Page:

A few citations added where there are citation needed tags.

A paragraph for post-workout benefit:

"Post-workout benefit

Compression garments have been shown to help athletes during the active recovery process. Research shows that following a high intensity treadmill workout, compression garments helped to decrease the heart rate and lactic acid buildup in athletes. According to a study by Duffield R. and M. Portis, although there were few observed changes during their event, cricket players wearing compression garments showed fewer blood markers of muscle damage and reported less soreness during the 24-hour post-workout period. Other studies have supported the idea that compression garments are effective in reducing post-workout declines in jump height, minimizing strength loss, decreasing swelling, and easing muscle soreness after competition."

A paragraph in the sportswear section that helps incorporate the images into the analysis:

"Depending on the material used, compression garments can be designed to keep athletes cool or warm depending on the requirements of the sport. This is why you will see both athletes in the winter and summer olympics wearing similar looking compression outfits. For example, speedskaters can wear compression bodysuits in the cold rink, while beach volleyball players can wear a similar-looking piece made out of a more breathable, lightweight blend. Both athletes will use moisture wicking materials such as nylon and spandex to keep them lightweight, while cotton would retain moisture and weigh them down in action. In addition, speed skaters take advantage of the aerodynamic advantage they can get from wearing a skintight suit, while a beach volleyball player has the added benefit of SPF 50+ garments to keep them protected on a sunny day. These athletes show, pictured on the right, show the diverse range of benefits that make compression garments so popular in a wide range of sports and designs."

An additional image of a hurdler in a compression uniform

I also added an image that I saw Chris uploaded that would be useful for showing a maternity bellywrap.

I also decided to go on related pages and add a link to this page in the "see also" section, in order to get this page more traffic and viewership.

Wikipedia Project Overall Reflection:

Getting involved in the world of Wikipedia has been a very insightful experience. I have learned a lot about how Wikipedia works and how much effort and time the administrators put in to make sure that the material is up to date and correct. It was rewarding to know that I can do a small part in helping to improve the pages here on Wikipedia with the research that I was able to put together. With my new knowledge and understanding of Wikipedia, I will feel more comfortable in the future of fixing or reporting an issue with any page I visit, as well as feeling more comfortable knowing that there are people like me out there who do their best to make Wikipedia an efficient, accurate source for information. Once I assessed the page and did my research, I was able to find the shortcomings of the page to know what was most important to add.

That being said, I now know how to identify which pages on Wikipedia are not as strong and will know how to avoid running into trouble utilizing these sources without further research. Looking at the compression garments page, we knew that it needed a lot of work from unsourced material, to a lack of history and explanation of the use and effectiveness of compression clothing. The first thing I did was go to the spots that needed citations and I found proper sources that supported the statements made in the article. Then, I went and found weak spots and shortcomings of the article and tried to add intelligent, useful information to bulk up the article and support its research for those to come after me. Finally, I thought sports that used compression garments were underrepresented so I added an image of a track and field athlete, one of the most common sports in which people see compression garments used for functionality and I also added an image that I saw Chris uploaded that would be useful for showing a maternity bellywrap. I also decided to go on related pages and add a link to this page in the "see also" section, in order to get this page more traffic and viewership.

I have yet to receive any feedback from anyone on my changes but there have been no edits or deletions of them yet, as I am not sure how popular the page is in the first place, but hopefully with its new information it will receive more traffic down the road.

This assignment was like nothing I had ever done for a class before and was a really interesting experience that i think I learned a lot from. I hope to take these skills and knowledge with me going forward. Editing a page was a lot more difficult than I realized and requires a lot of work just like any research paper I have written. However, it was rewarding to know that my work can be electronically published on this site for all of those who come searching for materials on wikipedia.