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A priority focus for NOCSAE has been the development of a football helmet standard to limit rotational accelerations involved in many concussions. The revised football helmet standard, which was finalized in 2017, utilizes a complex software program to collect helmet...
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On August 14, 2018, in a public online meeting, the NOCSAE Standards Committee voted to revise the pneumatic ram testing standard (section 6.12 of ND081) as presented in the redline version, and established an effective date of Nov. 1, 2019 for standard ND081-18am18....
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (July 2, 2018) – The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) met in San Diego on June 22 to advance athletic equipment safety standards. The NOCSAE Scientific Advisory Committee shared an update on current research...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (May 8, 2018) – The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) has released the following statement regarding equipment certified to NOCSAE standards and add-on helmet products. Products designed to be added to...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (March 5, 2018) – The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment, NOCSAE is warning lacrosse players, coaches and teams to use caution when purchasing lacrosse balls online. NOCSAE is taking aggressive steps to stop the sale...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (February 15, 2018) – The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) met in San Antonio on February 2 to advance athletic equipment safety standards. The NOCSAE Standards Committee voted on a number of technical...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (June 22, 2017) – The NOCSAE Standards Committee met on June 16 in Indianapolis to address a number of issues, including technical revisions to the new chest protector standard for commotio cordis, performance specifications for lacrosse balls, as...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (January 30, 2017) – Leaders in sports equipment safety voted to move two groundbreaking athletic protection standards to final status at the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) standards meeting in Phoenix on...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (June 15, 2016) – Leaders in sports equipment safety convened for the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) bi-annual standards meeting in Kansas City on June 10. Key topics included the advancement of the...
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Feb. 2, 2016) – The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) discussed a number of topics to advance athletic equipment safety at its standards meeting in Phoenix on January 29, including introducing the world’s...
