FROM THE YOUNGEST FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO HIGH SCHOOLERS AND NFL PROFESSIONALS, ATHLETES ARE STARTING TO WEAR THOSE PUFFY HELMET COVERS TO PREVENT THEM FROM CONCUSSIONS. THE NFL TOOK THE LEAD, ...

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (KTRK) -- Most football players in America are younger than high school age. But there's still very little data tracking how children get hit on the field. A team of engineers at ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) has finalized the world's first performance standard for youth football ...

Guardian says that players at 267 high school programs in Texas have purchased the caps, about double the number from 2023. While many teams only have a few players wearing them, the company has sold ...

New and improved helmet technology was approved by the National Operating Committee on the Standards for Athletic Equipment.

Certor, the parent company of Schutt, has developed a new lightweight football helmet that ranks among the NFL’s safest and is being adapted to better protect youth and high school players. As ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - New helmets are on the way that promise to better protect children who play football. Groundbreaking standards were just approved, calling for this crucial equipment to be ready to ...

It’s what a Virginia Tech athletics equipment manager asked Stefan Duma, a faculty member at the university’s department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, in 2009. Duma’s team had been working ...

Some California youth football leagues ban Guardian Caps. Three former football players in the Legislature think parents and children should have the option of wearing them. Assemblymember Avelino ...

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