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Grant 04-16 McGuine: Effectiveness of Soccer Headgear to Reduce Concussions in Adolescents
Principal Investigator: Timothy A. McGuine PhD ATC, Senior Scientist Institution: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Abstract: High school soccer is a very popular sport, with over one million male and female participants annually nationwide....
Summary of “Brain Trauma Exposure for American Tackle Football Players 5 to 9 and 9 to 14 Years of Age”
NOCSAE awarded research grants to help expand the scientific background for a possible youth helmet standard. One of these studies, “Brain Trauma Exposure for American Tackle Football Players 5 to 9 and 9 to 14 Years of Age” is by a team of researchers who found that...
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...
NOCSAE Summer Standards Meeting Update: NOCSAE Reports Progress on Youth Football Helmet Standard and the Redesign of Nine Array Headforms
The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) convened its Summer...
NOCSAE Statement on the Performance Standard to Protect Against Commotio Cordis (ND200)
The NOCSAE performance standard to protect against commotio cordis (ND200) was developed to help...
NOCSAE Winter Standards Meeting Progress on Shoulder Pads Research, Youth Football Helmet Standard and Headform Redesign
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (February 9, 2022) ― The National Operating Committee on Standards for...