NOCSAE 2025 Winter Meeting Recap: First-Ever Youth Football Helmet Standard, New Pneumatic Ram Specifications and More

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Download this page. OVERLAND PARK, KS (April 24, 2025) ― The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) voted to finalize the world’s first performance standard for youth football helmets at the NOCSAE Winter Standards Committee Meeting...

Grant 04-16 McGuine: Effectiveness of Soccer Headgear to Reduce Concussions in Adolescents

NOCSAE Past Grants Index, Sport Concussion

Principal Investigator: Timothy A. McGuine PhD ATC, Senior Scientist Institution: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Abstract: High school soccer is a very popular sport, with over one million male and female participants annually nationwide....

Summary of “Brain Trauma Exposure for American Tackle Football Players 5 to 9 and 9 to 14 Years of Age”

Summaries of NOCSAE-Funded Research

NOCSAE awarded research grants to help expand the scientific background for a possible youth helmet standard. One of these studies, “Brain Trauma Exposure for American Tackle Football Players 5 to 9 and 9 to 14 Years of Age” is by a team of researchers who found that...

NOCSAE Appoints John Parsons as Executive Director

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The former managing director for the NCAA Sport Science Institute brings over 25 years of experience to the position. OVERLAND PARK, KS (March 27, 2025) ― The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) has appointed John Parsons, PhD,...

Summary of “Relating On-Field Youth Football Head Impacts to Pneumatic Ram Laboratory Testing Procedures”

Summaries of NOCSAE-Funded Research

Who Are the Authors of the Study? Eamon T. Campolettano and Steven Rowson Why Was This Study Done? At the time of this study, NOCSAE’s ND006 youth football helmet standard was in Proposed status. Because this standard was being developed to help address the unique...

NOCSAE Finalizes First-Ever Performance Standard for Youth Football Helmets

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (FEBRUARY 24, 2025) ― The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) voted to finalize the world’s first performance standard for youth football helmets at the NOCSAE Winter Standards Committee Meeting on February 7:...

NOCSAE Advances Integration of Redesigned Headforms and Final Steps for Proposed Youth Football Helmet Standard

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NOCSAE Advances Integration of Redesigned Headforms and Final Steps for Proposed Youth Football Helmet Standard OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (July 31, 2024) ― The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) held its Summer Standards Meeting in...

NOCSAE Advances Testing on Redesigned Headforms, Next Steps for Youth Football Helmet Standard

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LITCHFIELD PARK (Feb. 13, 2024) ― On February 2, the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE), held its Winter Meeting in Litchfield Park, AZ. During the meeting, the Standards Committee reviewed and discussed the status of the...

NOCSAE Advances Work on Proposed Youth Football Helmet Standard and New Large-Grant Research Funding

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On July 21, 2023 the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) held its Summer Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. During the meeting, the Standards Committee deliberated on the proposed youth football helmet standard and shared updates on...

NOCSAE Winter Standards Meeting Update: NOCSAE Advances Headform Redesign and the Proposed Youth Football Helmet Standard

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Jan. 28, 2023) ― The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) convened its Winter Meeting on Jan. 27 in Litchfield Park, Arizona. The Standards Committee discussed advancements for the proposed youth football...