With all the football deaths and things in recent years it's be nice for there to be a grant or something for all schools to be able to get something like this.

 

Helmet

 

This is a nice helment but I don't remember any recent deaths blamed on helments.

This is a nice helment but I don't remember any recent deaths blamed on helments.

 

The deaths are heat related which the helmet is designed to prevent.

We were talking about the number of helmets that seem to be flying off as of late also. One observation was that the older helmets chin straps had metal snaps which held better than the newer plastic snaps. However, the plastic snaps don't cut up players arms as much when they come in contact with them. I have seen some very nasty cuts due to helmet metal snaps.

 

It has to do with the chinstraps. Players dont wear them as tight as they should, also players are wearing "chin skins" which are coverings for the chinstrap with the players favorite logo on them. Between that and the sweat its making for a dangerous situation. If people are having trouble with chinstraps, they should look into a 6 point chinstrap. These are the top of the line, especially in a situation where the straps are sliding.

It has to do with the chinstraps. Players dont wear them as tight as they should, also players are wearing "chin skins" which are coverings for the chinstrap with the players favorite logo on them. Between that and the sweat its making for a dangerous situation. If people are having trouble with chinstraps, they should look into a 6 point chinstrap. These are the top of the line, especially in a situation where the straps are sliding.

 

I think you're right about the chin straps. However, I feel it's more to do with the hard cup shin strap than the covers and everything else. Back in the day with the cloth strap that formed to the chin and didn't get slippery from sweat helmets only popped off once or twice a year rather than a game.

I think you're right about the chin straps. However, I feel it's more to do with the hard cup shin strap than the covers and everything else. Back in the day with the cloth strap that formed to the chin and didn't get slippery from sweat helmets only popped off once or twice a year rather than a game.

 

Correct. The soft cup is much deeper than any of the hard cup chin straps. The best hard cup chin strap, in my opinion, is made by Adams with the "D" ring on the sides,

Some of the Scott players have the new Xenith helmet. They cost us $350 a piece. Its getting mixed reviews from the players.

 

http://www.xenith.com/

A new company has developed a patch ( sticks to your arm like a band aid) that is about a quarter a piece that changes color as the body temperature goes up. One of our coaches is connected to the company so we used them this summer a little bit. Alot cheaper than a sensor in the helmet. I have forgotten the name of the company, etc but it looks like a great product.

I have a hard time thinking a sensor in the helment would be accurate about body tempature but I like the idea of coming up with a way to alert the staff.

I was just wondering if in certain circumstances is it normal for your body tempature to rise or fall? If so, What is the range for it to rise or fall and still be safe?

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I see teams/schools putting turf on the playing fields at a cost of appx $575,000. And others spending thousands and thousands on new stands, scoreboards new dressing rooms, resodding the fields ect. But we ask each other if we should buy a $150-$250 helmet. It's for protection. It's part of the uniform. You don't have to buy 75 helmets. Just enough for the ones that play varsity games first. Thats where all the hardest hitting is going to be. You are looking at $5000 - $7000 for 25 helmets. Cheap compared to the other projects listed above. :confused: I think that all lineman should wear knee braces for protection. Maybe we should focus all of our efforts on keeping the kids protected as much as possible and hold off on some of the beauty projects.

I see teams/schools putting turf on the playing fields at a cost of appx $575,000. And others spending thousands and thousands on new stands, scoreboards new dressing rooms, resodding the fields ect. But we ask each other if we should buy a $150-$250 helmet. It's for protection. It's part of the uniform. You don't have to buy 75 helmets. Just enough for the ones that play varsity games first. Thats where all the hardest hitting is going to be. You are looking at $5000 - $7000 for 25 helmets. Cheap compared to the other projects listed above. :confused: I think that all lineman should wear knee braces for protection. Maybe we should focus all of our efforts on keeping the kids protected as much as possible and hold off on some of the beauty projects.

 

I think since it's a heat factor if you go for it you must go out. The bench warmers practice all summer too. Only getting a few helmets is like saying, "we can't afford for this kid to have a heat stroke, but forget the rest."

Edited October 15, 200916 yr by Ram
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I think that all lineman should wear knee braces for protection.

 

I don't disagree with this, but the majority of HS knee injuries seem to be to skilled-position players, not linemen. I wouldn't mind seeing some simple type of knee brace becoming mandatory in HS period. With how much a college scholarship is worth, seems like a good investment at minimal loss of speed. Brandon Roller's (HHS) sure doesn't seem to be slowing him down much!

In this article it lists the price as $99 per player. Not sure whether or not it's accurate.

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22312/?a=f

 

Thats just for the computer system the helmet is about $300.00

Correct. The soft cup is much deeper than any of the hard cup chin straps. The best hard cup chin strap, in my opinion, is made by Adams with the "D" ring on the sides,

 

You have me confused here with all this "D" and cup stuff. Are we talking the same item here. LOL

 

All seriousness though, I had the chance to be at the Army All American HS jr combine and Sr game last year and we sat in Schutt seats and I had the honor to meet Schutt top exec and he was telling me all about this helment. This helment is being geared toward the NFL, College and so on due to price. He did tell me they had Penn St try them out during practices with alot of success. At one point in time during practice the device detected high levels of heat in players and the trainer had about 40 out of 120 guys sitting. Apparently JoePa didnt know Schutt was there doing the study and went nuts when he saw all of his studs standing on the sidelines not practicing and drinking water. Word has it practice was over before he could get to the field from the press box and find out what had happened. I know that is what should happen here in these cases to protect he kids, but I just dont know how you fine tune the program to allow the game to be played without losing you whole offensive line during the Ohio State game. But then again, I am all for saving lives and if these devices can prevent this and your school can afford them then thats what it is ultimatley all about.