This standard specification establishes performance requirements for the recertification of baseball-softball batter’s helmets with or without face protectors and catcher’s helmets with attached face protectors.

This procedural guide establishes recommended practices for the recertification of baseball-softball batter helmets with or without face protectors and catcher helmets with attached face protectors.

This standard specification establishes performance requirements for new baseball/softball batter’s helmets as supplied by manufacturers.

This procedural guide establishes recommended practices for the certification of baseball/softball batters’ helmets.

This standard test method describes laboratory equipment and basic requirements pertinent to testing headgear/equipment. Deviations, additions, or both, to this test method will be specified as required in the appropriate NOCSAE standard performance specifications.

This procedural guide establishes some basic principles and benchmarks that can be used to evaluate QA/QC practices for sampling and product assessment for the purpose of determining compliance to NOCSAE standards.

This standard test method and specification describes laboratory equipment, test methods and performance requirements pertinent to corrosion testing metallic hardware.

This procedural guide establishes recommended practices for calibrating equipment used in NOCSAE testing.

This standard test method describes laboratory equipment and basic requirements pertinent to projectile impact testing of protective headgear or certain projectiles. Deviations, additions or both, to this test method will be specified, as required, in individual standard performance specifications.

This standard specification establishes performance requirements for new baseball/softball catcher helmets with attached faceguard as supplied by manufacturers.

This standard specification establishes performance requirements in the weight, compression deflection load, circumference, and coefficient of restitution for new baseballs as supplied by manufacturers.

This standard specification establishes performance requirements for new baseball/softball fielder headgear and optional baseball/softball fielder headgear face protectors intended to be mounted to fielder headgear certified as meeting the NOCSAE standard for baseball/softball fielder headgear as supplied by the manufacturer of the face protector. The optional face protector shall be supplied with the required hardware and instructions for mounting, along with required accessories (like a chin strap) if any are required for the face protector to function as designed. Baseball/softball fielder headgear and face protectors for use with softballs only must be clearly marked as such.

This standard specification establishes performance requirements for new baseball/softball batter’s helmet face protectors intended to be mounted to batters helmets certified as meeting the NOCSAE standard for baseball/softball batters helmets as supplied by the manufacturer of the face protector. The face protector shall be supplied with the required hardware and instructions for mounting, along with required accessories (like a chin strap) if any are required for the face protector to function as designed. Face protectors for use with softballs must be clearly marked as such.

This procedural guide establishes recommended practices for the certification of baseball/softball batter helmet-mounted face protectors.

This operation and troubleshooting guide address potential problems that may be encountered while utilizing NOCSAE Drop Test equipment.

This procedural guide establishes recommended practices for the certification of baseballs.

This procedural guide establishes recommended practices for the certification of fielder’s headgear.

This standard test method describes laboratory equipment and basic requirements pertinent to projectile testing of protectors for commotio cortis using the NOCSAE Thoracic Surrogate. It is believed that compliance with this test method will lead to improved protector performance, thus a reduced risk of commotio cordis. The protector for commotio cortis shall be supplied as offered for sale with required hardware and fitting instructions along with required accessories if any are required for the protector to function as designed.

This procedural guide establishes recommended practices for the certification of chest protectors to commotio cordis.