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NHL Is Using A 40-Year-Old Method To Test For Concussions

Created in the 1970s for the purpose of examining reading ability, the King-Devick test is now being used 40 years later for something a bit different—concussion testing. A King-Devick test taker will rapidly read numbers that are spaced at varying levels of difficulty. Since the eyes are closely linked to the brain, a change in […]

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Catapulting To The Future Of Sports Wearables

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Schutt Sports To Develop Head Collision Monitoring Technology With GForceTracker

Schutt Sports announced collaboration with GForceTracker Inc that will develop the company’s head collision monitoring technology. This new technology will be placed into helmet chinstraps where users will be able to observe velocity of impacts, severity of impacts, and predict athlete energy reserves. Ultimately, the safety of the players will hopefully improve drastically due to […]

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