To determine which
type of football helmets and mouth guards are associated with a lower incidence and severity of concussions in high school football players, McGuine and his colleagues worked with certified athletic trainers (ATCs) to collect data on 2,288 players at 36 public and private high schools in Wisconsin during the 2012 and 2013 football seasons.
Seattle - based startup Vicis has been working since 2013 on a new
type of football helmet that's designed to yield on contact.
Not exact matches
The risk
of sustaining a concussion in high school
football is not affected by the brand, age
of the
helmet, or recondition status, or by the
type of mouth guard worn, say researchers from the University
of Wisconsin in a new study.
Also,
football programs should not put all their
helmets eggs in one basket: because one size does not fit all, they should offer at least two different
types of helmets to ensure proper fit.
Focus the ad on a piece
of sports safety equipment for one
type of sport, such as
football helmets or hockey kneepads.