I believe they reduce impact by 33%. I get they aren't aesthetically pleasing but this isn't a Ferrari where are discussing. Anyone in coaching or actively involved in Football matters might know.
Shalom
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I noticed the padded practice helmets in some of the spring football pictures. Why aren't they implemented always?
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For that you can thank the NCAA..
There is an organization that tests and certifies the safety of athletic equipment. Organization considers that the addition of the padded shell creates a new helmet structure and, for whatever reason, hasn't tested approved helmets with the add-on. No test, no certification. No certification, not can use in an NCAA-sanctioned game.
Now why does the NCAA allow use in practice? Simple answer: it's the NCAA.
There is an organization that tests and certifies the safety of athletic equipment. Organization considers that the addition of the padded shell creates a new helmet structure and, for whatever reason, hasn't tested approved helmets with the add-on. No test, no certification. No certification, not can use in an NCAA-sanctioned game.
Now why does the NCAA allow use in practice? Simple answer: it's the NCAA.
Idk maybe. Seems to me they wear the helmet shells when they are not going full speed or in ‘walk thru’ to protect the head when they wouldn’t wear anything
The shell of a normal helmet is slick and produces glancing blows as opposed to the shells that absorb the blow and at full speed would cause the neck to get ‘stuck’ and twisted which is much worse than a glancing blow.
Thanks for the explanation. I was wondering about that also for the last few years.
You have it right. I believe some teams wore helmets with part of the surface covered with some kind of rubber padding back in the 60s, I think. Much riskier for neck injuries as opposed to a hard shell.
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Article 3 yrs old. While these may help w concussions, that is not the only type of injury a helmet prevents. When those 2 helmets get stuck and the spine and neck are twisted and a kid is paralyzed from the neck down, I’ll take my chances w a concussion. There is a reason other than money they haven’t been approved
From your article
“That’s why football helmets have that nice, shiny finish on them, because then you have an impact that would deflect off,” Breedlove said. “The force goes off into space as opposed to into the head at all.”
So why don't you call the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment and ask them if they've certified a padded helmet? It's not something that I do every day.
No dog in this fight. They aren’t approved, and as mentioned, I explained the reason
Why, imo
However, it has yet to be approved by the National Operating Committee for Standards in Athletic Equipment. Because of that, the Colorado High School Activities Association has banned the cap from games and strongly encouraged state schools to not use it for legal reasons. That ruling came days after a Denver Post story said more than a dozen high schools were using the Guardian Cap.
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