NOCSAE & USA Lacrosse Team Up Against Life-threatening Commotio Cordis

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What is commotio cordis? Commotio cordis is a life-threatening sports injury. It can happen when a player is struck in the chest by a lacrosse ball or stick, sending the player into a sudden cardiac crisis. Commotio cordis can affect athletes of any age. Looking...

NOCSAE Welcomes New Research Director Kim Barber Foss

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Kim D. Barber Foss, MS, LAT, ATC, CCRP brings with her a passion for innovative research and a clear vision for her new role as she succeeds outgoing Research Director, Frederick O. Mueller, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, UNC-CH. Barber Foss has published extensively in...

Request for Proposal on Shoulder Pads Announced

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The request is the first in NOCSAE’s new RFP research funding program. OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (February 22, 2021) ―  NOCSAE has announced a new Request for Proposal (RFP) regarding shoulder pads as the first request shared as part of its new RFP research funding program....

NOCSAE Winter Standards Meeting Update: NOCSAE Advances Proposed Youth Football Standard Process and Approves Revisions to Standards

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The board also shared updates on the Nine Array Headform redesign, which is expected to begin testing later this year. OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (February 17, 2021) ― The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) held its winter public...

New NOCSAE, NAERA Video Addresses Sports Equipment Reconditioning and Recertification

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (January, 2021) ― In December 2020, NOCSAE’s executive director Mike Oliver visited with Bob Fawley, president of the National Equipment Reconditioning Association (NAERA), and Tony Beam, executive director of NAERA, for a webcast discussing sports...

NOCSAE’s Winter Standards Committee Meeting to Be Held Virtually

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (November 2020) ― Amid concerns regarding COVID-19 and its continued spread, the decision was made to move NOCSAE’s Winter Standards Committee Meeting to a virtual event, scheduled to take place this year on Jan. 29, 2021. Interested parties will...