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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 Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) voted to finalize the world’s first performance standard for youth football helmets at the NOCSAE Winter Standards Committee Meeting...

NOCSAE Appoints John Parsons as Executive Director

The former managing director for the NCAA Sport Science Institute brings over 25 years of experience to the position. OVERLAND PARK, KS (March 27, 2025) ― The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) has appointed John Parsons, PhD,...

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 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.

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