During the last two weeks of spring football practices, about 10 players began wearing protective shells on their helmets.The shells are designed by Defend Your Head, a company based in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, that makes equipment to supplement helmets and reduce the effects of collision impact in contact sports like football, hockey and lacrosse. Read […]
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Brain injury a risk for youth footbal...
In 2016, an NFL representative finally admitted in a congressional hearing that a connection exists between CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) and the game of football. More specifically, recent research from the Boston University School of Medicine found that children who take up football early are at greater risk of brain damage resulting in emotional and […]
How to protect youth football players...
Mild traumatic brain injury is quite real and perpetually raises the question of risk vs. benefit when it comes to youth sports — especially in football, where head impact is an inevitable aspect of the game. Read more at www.sandiegouniontribune.com
The Football Helmet of the Future
Football is a sport of maximum impact. Between the beginning and end of each play, multiple collisions occur between players. This is an unavoidable aspect of the game. However, with each passing year these hits and their impact on the future of the sport increase. Concussions, once relegated to the discretion of doctors on the […]
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