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No More One-Size-Fits-All For Riddell’s Custom Helmets

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 […]

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How Oklahoma Sooners Can Time 40-Yard Dash Without A Stopwatch

At the University of Oklahoma, Sooners coaches are revolutionizing the 40-yard dash, one of football’s most fundamental tests of speed. Enlisting the help of Zybek Sports, which has developed performance measurement tech used at the NFL Combine, the Sooners created a 70-yard turf field within their brand new performance center. Under that stretch of gridiron […]

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