In last night’s USA Women’s World Cup game, you might have noticed that American defender, Ali Krieger, was sporting a thick headband. But the difference between Krieger’s headband and Lauren Holiday’s blue pre-wrap headband is that Krieger’s is five times stronger than steel.
Ever since her April 10 season opener with the Washington Spirit, where she suffered her second concussion of her career, Krieger has been wearing performance protection headgear from Unequal Technologies, dubbed the Unequal Halo. One of the primary components of the headband is its patented TriDur material, which is used by military and law enforcement. TriDur is five times stronger than steel, and it also possesses an ability to absorb and disperse high impact energy.
“I had never worn protective headgear before so I was surprised how comfortable, and lightweight the Unequal Halo is,” Krieger said in a statement. She added that it does not affect her ability to control the ball.
The headband is priced at $39.95 by Unequal Technologies.
The company also makes concussion preventative headgear for a number of other sports, essentially every major sport that involves a helmet. Unequal Technologies’ provides the same padding on Krieger’s headband to the inside of a player’s helmet.
According to The Washington Post, the three high school sports with the most concussions are football, ice hockey and women’s soccer. Unequal Technologies is trying to do something about that, and Ali Krieger is the perfect spokesperson for women’s soccer.