A new high-tech football helmet may help prevent concussions and reduce the brain injuries that give athletes chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Three former college football players in the California Legislature think youth leagues should allow padded helmet add-ons ...

California's Assembly Bill 708, proposed by Avelino Valencia, seeks to allow soft helmet pads in youth football to enhance ...

Some California youth football leagues ban Guardian Caps. Three former football players in the Legislature think parents and children should have the option of wearing them.

Even with the preseason well underway, North Jersey football coaches are missing helmets, pads and other equipment.

A potential new design for padding in sports helmets could absorb as much as 25% more impact than existing foams, adding additional protection from head injuries.

Football players (and anyone else who takes hard hits) may want to breathe a sigh of relief. In recent research, engineers at the University of Colorado of Boulder and Sandia National Laboratories ...

New kinds of padding could make football gear, bike helmets safer than ever.

California Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) introduced a bill that aims to prevent youth football leagues from ...

New kinds of padding could make football gear, bike helmets safer than ever Date: February 5, 2024 Source: University of Colorado at Boulder Summary: Researchers wrote new computer algorithms to ...

Three former college football players in the California Legislature think youth leagues should allow padded helmet add-ons like NFL players wear.

The NFL and other football leagues have changed their tackling rules to try to limit helmet-to-helmet collisions to reduce concussions. Some complain it’s made the game less exciting.