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NOCSAE 2026 Winter Meeting Recap: NOCSAE Completes Youth Helmet Standard Round Robin, Addresses Add-on Accessories and Forms Facemask Removal Working Group
NOCSAE reported progress on youth football helmet certification, considered a solution pathway for helmet add-on accessories, established a working group to address facemask removal requirements and approved creation of a public-facing helmet database.
NOCSAE 2025 Summer Meeting Recap: NOCSAE Reports Progress on Gen III Headforms and Updates Effective Date for Youth Football Helmet Standard
The NOCSAE Standards Committee shared updates on round robin testing for NOCSAE’s new Generation III Headforms, updated the effective date for the youth football helmet standard and addressed considerations related to manufacturer authorized accessories. This was the first meeting under the leadership of John Parsons, PhD, who was appointed as NOCSAE’s new executive director on April 1.
NOCSAE 2026 Winter Meeting Recap: NOCSAE Completes Youth Helmet Standard Round Robin, Addresses Add-on Accessories and Forms Facemask Removal Working Group
NOCSAE reported progress on youth football helmet certification, considered a solution pathway for helmet add-on accessories, established a working group to address facemask removal requirements and approved creation of a public-facing helmet database.
NOCSAE 2025 Summer Meeting Recap: NOCSAE Reports Progress on Gen III Headforms and Updates Effective Date for Youth Football Helmet Standard
The NOCSAE Standards Committee shared updates on round robin testing for NOCSAE’s new Generation III Headforms, updated the effective date for the youth football helmet standard and addressed considerations related to manufacturer authorized accessories. This was the first meeting under the leadership of John Parsons, PhD, who was appointed as NOCSAE’s new executive director on April 1.
NOCSAE 2025 Winter Meeting Recap: First-Ever Youth Football Helmet Standard, New Pneumatic Ram Specifications and More
Download this page. OVERLAND PARK, KS (April 24, 2025) ― The National Operating Committee on...
NOCSAE Appoints John Parsons as Executive Director
The former managing director for the NCAA Sport Science Institute brings over 25 years of...
NOCSAE Finalizes First-Ever Performance Standard for Youth Football Helmets
NOCSAE Finalizes First-Ever Performance Standard for Youth Football HelmetsOVERLAND PARK, Kan....
NOCSAE Advances Integration of Redesigned Headforms and Final Steps for Proposed Youth Football Helmet Standard
NOCSAE Advances Integration of Redesigned Headforms and Final Steps for Proposed Youth Football...
NOCSAE Advances Testing on Redesigned Headforms, Next Steps for Youth Football Helmet Standard
LITCHFIELD PARK (Feb. 13, 2024) ― On February 2, the National Operating Committee on Standards for...
NOCSAE Advances Work on Proposed Youth Football Helmet Standard and New Large-Grant Research Funding
On July 21, 2023 the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE)...
NOCSAE Winter Standards Meeting Update: NOCSAE Advances Headform Redesign and the Proposed Youth Football Helmet Standard
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Jan. 28, 2023) ― The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic...