INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Now that NOCSAE has data to support the difference in head and neck injury risks for youth versus adult tackle football players, the Overland Park-based athletic equipment safety ...

Certor, the parent company of Schutt, has developed a new lightweight football helmet that ranks among the NFL’s safest and is being adapted to better protect youth and high school players. As ...

Which football helmets should I buy? It’s what a Virginia Tech athletics equipment manager asked Stefan Duma, a faculty member at the university’s department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - For the first time ever, the top safety agency in sports is weighing in on what will keep kids below the high school level safe when playing football. It’s the answer a lot ...

NEW RICHMOND, Ohio (WXIX) - A Tri-State youth football league is mandating players wear guardian caps on their helmets to limit head injuries. The caps, a soft shell cover engineered to reduce impact, ...

MARION COUNTY, W.Va. — A recent tragedy on the football field has sparked more change in West Virginia. On August 24, 2024, 8th grader Cohen Craddock, died after suffering a head injury during a ...