NOCSAE Calls on Parents to Be Smart about Their Child’s Football Helmet

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (September 16, 2015) – With football season underway, the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) wants parents and athletes to be smart about their football helmet, and about playing safe. NOCSAE is an independent...

NOCSAE Advances Development of Athletic Equipment Standards

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (June 18, 2015) – 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 Chicago, June 12, including third-party certification,...

NOCSAE Begins Third-Party Certification Requirement for Athletic Equipment

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Jan. 17, 2015) – This month the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) will begin requiring third-party certification for athletic equipment to meet NOCSAE standards, in accordance with ANSI/ISO national and...

NOCSAE Approves Process for Modification of Cascade R Helmet to Meet NOCSAE Standard

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Existing Cascade R lacrosse helmets can be modified and recertified as model R-M   OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Dec. 12, 2014) – The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment has approved a process for Cascade Lacrosse to recertify the model R...

National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment Applauds Commitments Launched During White House Healthy Kids Safe Sports Summit

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 29, 2014) – The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) joined some of the nation’s leading sports officials and medical experts, parents and young athletes for the first White House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports...

Rating System Cannot Predict Helmets’ Ability to Prevent Concussions; Protecting Against Injury Does Not Start or End With Helmet Purchase

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OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS (May 27, 2014) – The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) applauds and encourages the growing research in the area of concussion protection for athletes, including the work released this month by Virginia...

Certification to NOCSAE Standards and Add-on Helmet Products

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OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – August 8, 2013 – 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...

Statement from the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment Regarding 2012 Virginia Tech STAR Rating System

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OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, June 4, 2012 – The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) issued the following statement after recent release of the 2012 Virginia Tech STAR ratings. “The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic...

NOCSAE joins unprecedented partnership to replace 13,000 youth football helmets in underserved communities

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OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS, May 17, 2012 – The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) joins forces with sport entities and sporting goods manufacturers to launch the Youth Football Safety and Helmet Replacement Partnership, an initiative...

Statement from the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment On Inaccurate Claims Made by Unequal Technologies

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“The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) is an independent organization with the dual purpose of setting standards for the performance of athletic equipment and funding research necessary to advance the science of sports. NOCSAE...