Impact attenuation capabilities of new and used football helmets

EL Breedlove, KM Breedlove… - Smart Materials and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Football helmets are expected to break down with use, and reconditioning
recommendations are required to be stated by manufacturers. However, the degree of …

Impact attenuation capabilities of football and lacrosse helmets

KM Breedlove, EL Breedlove, TG Bowman… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Although the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment
(NOCSAE) standards are similar for football and lacrosse helmets, it remains unknown how …

Football Helmet Energy Absorption Degradation and Impact Performance Resulting From High Humidity and Temperature

KJ Saczalski, MN West… - ASME …, 2016 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The helmet is the primary means for providing head impact protection to adult and youth
football players through use of energy absorbing (EA) materials placed in a crush zone …

Change in size and impact performance of football helmets from the 1970s to 2010

DC Viano, D Halstead - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2012 - Springer
Linear impactor tests were conducted on football helmets from the 1970s–1980s to
complement recently reported tests on 1990s and 2010s helmets. Helmets were placed on …

Ten years later: ice hockey helmet impact mechanics change with age

DJ Pearsall, P Lapaine… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This longitudinal 10-year study investigated the effects of inventory aging on ice hockey
helmets' impact attenuation characteristics. Three unused helmet models with different foam …

Impact performance of modern football helmets

DC Viano, C Withnall, D Halstead - Annals of biomedical engineering, 2012 - Springer
Linear impact tests were conducted on 17 modern football helmets. The helmets were
placed on the Hybrid III head with the neck attached to a sliding table. The head was …

Impact attenuation properties of new and used lacrosse helmets

TG Bowman, KM Breedlove, EL Breedlove… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE)
has developed impact attenuation thresholds that protective helmets worn in sport must …

How are the impact attenuation properties of men's and women's helmets affected after one season in professional ice hockey?

M Swarén, M Fahlstedt - … Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to investigate if the impact attenuation properties of ice hockey
helmets change after being used for one season in a professional ice hockey league …

Laboratory evaluation of shell add-on products for American football helmets for professional linemen

AM Bailey, JR Funk, JR Crandall, BS Myers… - Annals of biomedical …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Guardian Cap NXT (GC NXT) and the ProTech Helmet Cap (ProTech) are
commercially available aftermarket products designed to augment the energy attenuation …

Comparison of impact performance between youth and varsity football helmets

DW Sproule, S Rowson - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Current youth football helmets, intended for players under the age of 14 years, are similar in
design and are tested according to the same standards as varsity football helmets. This …