Sport-related concussion prevention strategies in collision sports are a primary interest for
sporting organizations and policy makers. After-market soft-shell padding purports to …

Focused Clinical Question: Do soft-shell helmet covers reduce head impact severity in
American football helmets? Clinical Bottom Line: There is consistent SORT level C evidence …

Protective headgear effects measured in the laboratory may not always translate to the field.
In this study, we evaluated the impact attenuation capabilities of a commercially available …

Objective: To determine whether players with heavier faceguards have increased odds of
sustaining top of the head impacts and head impacts of higher severity. Design: Cohort …

Concussive and subconcussive sports-related head impacts are common in the United
States, particularly in American football. Football helmets are constantly improving upon …

In an effort to reduce concussions in football, a helmet safety-rating system was developed
in 2011 that rated helmets based on their ability to reduce g-forces experienced by the head …

The purpose of this study was to determine if:(a) a football helmet equipped with the
Guardian Cap meets the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment …

USA Football established five levels-of-contact to guide the intensity of high school football
practices. The objective of this study was to examine head impact frequency and magnitude …

Purpose The objective of this study is to present preliminary on-field head kinematics data
for NCAA Division I American football players through closely matched pre-season workouts …

Objectives To evaluate a behavioral intervention to reduce head impact exposure in youth
playing American football. Design Nested randomized controlled trial. Methods Participants …