SPRINGFIELD, Ill., July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- After implementing the padded helmet covers for their interior linemen during the 2017 season, Sacred Heart-Griffin High School will outfit all football players with Guardian Caps for the 2018 season. The Guardian Cap is an external padded cover for football helmets that reduces the force of blows to
“Bremerton High School football coach Paul Theriault hopes going softer will make his player safer. Spring workouts this year included Velcro-padded wraps on the outside of Bremerton’s football helmets. The manufacturer of Guardian Caps said the product reduces impacts by 25 to 33 percent… “We just thought, 'If there's a chance, that's a decent enough
“Over the course of the next three days, the childhood dreams of hundreds of young men will become a reality when their names are called during the 2018 NFL Draft. For picks No. 1 through No. 256 — affectionately nicknamed “Mr. Irrelevant” — this moment will represent the culmination of years of hard work and
“In Pueblo County School District 70, the focus on safety extends to the gridiron. Cherie Toussaint, the district's athletic director, recently presented the board of education with an update on "guardian caps" being employed during D70 high school football practice sessions. For use at Pueblo West, Pueblo County and Rye, 230 of the caps --
“All lacrosse balls are the same.” That might be the perception, but as we all know, outward appearances can be deceiving. To start, any ball that you are using must meet a performance standard established by NOCSAE, the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment. The words “Meets NOCSAE Standard” must be visible on
“The Netherlands Enterprise Agency and Wageningen University published an info graphic that highlights the main facts and benefits of bio-based plastics. The graphic includes facts about the usage benefits, environmental benefits, feedstocks, properties, recycling, and prices of bio-based plastics and advertises a new labelling system introduced in the Netherlands to help consumers choose the appropriate
”Today we’d like to introduce you to Lee Hanson. When approached by a helmet manufacturer in 2010 to re-engineer the decades old football helmet, the Hansons could not say no. After all, they believe that there is a whole lot of success, opportunities and fun on the other side of “yes.” With one goal in
“US Lacrosse has announced that The Pearl by Guardian™ has been named as the Official Ball of US Lacrosse. “The Pearl allows for consistent performance while meeting the highest standards of safety,” said Steve Stenersen, president and CEO of US Lacrosse. “We’re excited to help bring this innovation to the national lacrosse community.” “As a
“In early 2015, in response to increased public interest in the potential health effects of synthetic turf sports fields with recycled rubber infill, the Synthetic Turf Council began compiling a list of available studies and making them more readily accessible to the public. Since 1990, STC has identified more than 90 technical studies and reports
Popular Science / Tom Foster / Our Guardian Caps were featured in a Popular Science article in 2012 discussing the need for new helmets and development. Author Tom Foster mentioned that the "demand for protective headgear has never been greater" and that many helmet manufacturers as well as upstarts are developing new helmet designs.
