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NOCSAE Winter Standards Meeting Update: Report on Youth Football Helmet Standard Research and Evaluation of Potential New Safety Standards

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (February 14, 2019) ― Leaders in sports equipment safety convened for the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) winter standards meeting in Phoenix on February 1. The Standards Committee acknowledged and discussed modifications to existing standards and evaluated the possibility of creating new standards for flag football head protection […]

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NOCSAE Summer Standards Meeting Update: Revised Football Helmet Standard Effective Date Moved to May 2019

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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 studies designed to inform criteria for a youth specific football helmet standard, NOCSAE’s Executive […]

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Certification to NOCSAE Standards and Add-On Helmet Products

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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 previously certified helmets for baseball, softball, football, lacrosse and other sports are being marketed and sold to […]

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NOCSAE Advances First Chest Protector Standard to Address Sudden Cardiac Death

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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 first chest protector performance standard for commotio cordis, and advancing football helmet standards to address […]

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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.

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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, development of a youth-specific football helmet standard, concussion testing and helmet recertification.  Third-Party Certification  This year NOCSAE […]

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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 international guidelines. Under the new requirement, manufacturers will contract with Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), an independent ANSI/ISO 17065 […]

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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 Concussion Summit. NOCSAE is an independent and nonprofit standard-setting body with the sole mission […]