Youth and high school football players across the U.S. could soon be seen on Friday nights wearing a new device on top of their helmets. That new device could help reduce their risk of sustaining concussions. Exero Labs, founded in 2016 by Ben Rizzo and former New England Patriots punter Zoltan Mesko, unveiled that device, […]
Football equipment manufacturer Riddell is making custom-fitted helmets for players in hopes of improving vision and protection. Its Precision-Fit technology scans the size and surface of an athlete’s head and converts the data into a 3D model. “You eliminate that lag, so to speak, when a player moves his head. You don’t have the helmet […]
The most promising research into concussion prevention is inspired by human yawns, woodpecker tongues and mountain-dwelling rams. The manifestation of this work is the novel Q-Collar, a device worn around the neck that works by enhancing the brain’s own physiology by lightly compressing the jugular to increase blood volume in the skull. That may help […]
Competitive wrestling headgear technology has not evolved much over the last 70 years. BATS-TOIS, a sports technology startup just changed that. They officially introduced The Mercado, a protective wrestling helmet that hopes to be an industry-changing innovation. BATS-TOI just launched their official website. Their goal is to improve the health and safety of athletes through improved equipment technology. Their […]
The concussion issues in sports have been a huge topic for years, especially in the NFL. A new study published by FAIR Health suggests that the issues have continued to become a huge concern across a range of youth sports in the United States for boys and girls. FAIR Health’s study concluded that concussion diagnoses for people under […]
