Equipment Standards News

May 6, 2022 As we get into the summer months, youth sports will take center stage, and a new program in Tennessee will ensure safety also shares the spotlight. “I encourage parents to be aware of what’s called the Safe Stars program. Safe Stars is a program that we started here at Vanderbilt and with the […]

May 7, 2022 Seven years ago, the U.S. Soccer Concussion Initiative made a landmark ruling, saying that kids 10 years and younger are not allowed to head the ball. The organization also limited heading for those 11 through 13. That was just the beginning of a major shift when it comes to preventing and treating […]

The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, IN) May 9, 2022 At the time, the decision did not attract much notice. The NFL published a story on its website. ESPN dutifully followed suit. However, an internet search of other major outlets turned up nothing regarding the league mandating certain players wear the Guardian Cap during practices […]

Healio May 4th, 2022 TecTraum Inc. announced complete enrollment status for a clinical trial evaluating its pro2cool device, a noninvasive hypothermic therapy system for treating concussions. The device, designed to decrease the severity of concussion symptoms, provides localized cooling for the head and neck to lower blood temperature before reaching the brain, the company stated […]

SB Nation Fish Stripes (Miami, FL) May 1st, 2022 One of the hottest topics around baseball this season is the frequency at which batters are getting hit by pitches. In 317 MLB games coming into Sunday, there have been 268 batters hit by pitches. This is understandably concerning. The New York Mets are the most frequent victims, […]

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, TN) April 28th, 2022 Both Black and white young athletes who suffered concussions while within a sport-related concussion (SRC) clinic referral network did not experience health disparities related to their care, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of Athletic Training, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) scientific journal.Previous studies have […]

May 4th, 2022 The Middletown Press (New Haven, CT) The sound was unforgettable. The Stonington girls’ lacrosse team was practicing for their 2018 ECC Championship game against East Lime when a shot hit one of the team’s top defenders, Kate Reagan, in the head. Coach Jeff Medeiros remembers that moment vividly. “It was bad,” said […]

Valley News Live (Fargo, ND)Bison April 20, 2022 Some Bison football players are going to be wearing new headgear this fall. The Bison will be adding 25 Xenith Helmets to their rotation. Xenith has made several improvements to their helmets to help protect players and have even received a $496,000 grant from the NFL after […]

Connecticut Insider (Bridgeport, CT) April 17, 2022 Clark Jones never again wants to get a call like the one he got the night of January 6, telling him Teddy Balkind, a player he coached for years at the New Canaan Winter Club, had died. Balkind, a 10th-grader at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, died after […]