Feb 27, 2015 | Design, Helmets, Medical, Prevention
…helmets used in youth football have historically been scaled-down “little adult” versions of varsity helmets. Therefore, scaling down varsity football helmets fails to consider youth players’ impact conditions, developing spinal musculature, maturing brain, and...
Sep 10, 2016 | Medical, Prevention
The concussion issues in sports have been a huge topic for years, especially in the NFL. A new study published by FAIR Health suggests that the issues have continued to become a huge concern across a range of youth sports in the United States for boys and girls. FAIR...
Apr 20, 2015 | Medical, Testing
Now the National Collegiate Athletic Association is helping bankroll a project to gather the information. In partnership with U.S. Department of Defense, it has launched a three-year, $30 million project to track the effects of concussion using data from as many as...
Apr 18, 2015 | Helmets, Medical
“Alarmingly, those [helmets] that offered the least protection are among the most popular on the field,” said Conidi. “Biomechanics researchers have long understood that rotational forces, not linear forces, are responsible for serious brain damage...
Mar 3, 2015 | Helmets, Medical
Steve James’s troubling new documentary, “Head Games,” reckons some of the terrible costs of modern American sports culture. Focusing on football, hockey and women’s soccer, the film looks at the widespread incidence of head injuries that threaten the well-being of...
