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  This 3D-Scanned Football Helmet Makes The Game Safer For Players

  Sports technology has come a long way since basketball players first donned high top converse and footballs were anything but synthetic. And while we’re all infatuated with the players on the courts and fields, we rarely take into consideration all of the advancements in shoes, balls, gear, turfs, refereeing and other elements which allow our favorite athletes to ascend to the upper echelon of their game. Consider the football helmet—perhaps the most critical protection piece for NFL players. From 2015 to 2016, rates of concussions were down only modestly, to 244 total concussions last year. How can we circumvent these regularly occurring injuries in such a contact-heavy sport? What’s missing in previous helmet editions that could bolster a decrease in these alarming concussion figures? In response to these questions, pioneering football sports tech firm Riddell has recently debuted its latest helmet technology dubbed Precision Fit, a process for creating bespoke helmets via state-of-the-art 3D-scanning techniques.

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  Raiders, Riddell a ‘Precision-Fit’

  Colgate phased into the advanced world of football helmet technology with a recent visit from Riddell representatives sporting their new Precision-Fit engineering. First-year Raiders Abu Daramy, Nick Diaco, Alex Mathews and Nick Wheeler were scanned and fitted for the latest in helmet technology. The goal of the new headgear is to improve fit, stability and vision inside the helmet as well as overall player protection. The process uses 3D scanning techniques to build a completely custom-fitting helmet tailored to an individual player's head shape and size.

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  RIDDELL RESPONSE TO RECENTLY FILED LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA BY FORMER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS

  ROSEMONT, Ill. — February 1, 2017 — Riddell, the leader in football innovation, was named in a recently filed lawsuit in the state of California by former college football players. For reference, the case is Adams v. Riddell, Dist. Court, ND California,...

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  Mike Drago: So far, Exeter's high-tech helmets are a success

  The Exeter school district has taken that one step further with the purchase of 145 Riddell SpeedFlex helmets, equipped with the InSite monitoring system. The district ponied up more than $55,000 last spring to equip all of its high school and junior...

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  RIDDELL ANNOUNCES 2016 SMARTER FOOTBALL GRANT RECIPIENTS

  Total of Ten Youth and High School Teams Spanning the U.S. and Canada Rewarded with New Product Donation from Football Equipment Innovator   Rosemont, Ill. – October 3, 2016 – Today Riddell announced the winners of its 2016 Smarter Football program,...

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  SC Football Team Using Sensored Helmets That May Help Detect Concussions

  With the start of the new school year comes the start of high school sports. This year in South Carolina, one school is adding Riddell InSite sensors inside football helmets registers ‘hard hits’ to the helmet, which could help detect concussions.

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  New sensor helmets protect high school football players in Flagler County

  This is the first season the Flagler Palm Coast High School football team has been using the Riddell InSite helmets with built in technology that tracks each player electronically, monitoring their hits to the head.

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  High-Tech Helmets: Flagler teams tackle new filed of helmet safety

  When Flagler County’s two high school football teams met on the gridiron Friday night, they renewed their cross-county rivalry with greater safety than in years past. That’s because new helmet-based impact technology is improving prevention and treatment of high school football concussions. The Riddell InSite Impact Response System alerts coaches and athletic trainers on the sidelines when a player takes a significant hit.

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  High-Tech Helmets Hope to Improve Player Safety

  Football-related concussions have been a focus in the national media and other circles in recent years, partly due to how former NFL players have been impacted later in life. It’s a big concern in football at the high school level as well. Carbondale and Harrisburg are two local schools which now have Riddell’s InSite helmets, which have impact response technology in them. The new helmets should be a valuable tool keeping players safer when it comes to head injuries.

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  Notre Dame of West Haven Playing with Safer Football Helmets

  Concussions will always be a part of football, but the Notre Dame high school football team of West Haven is hoping an addition to their helmets can make the game safer. This season the Green Knights will have sensors from Riddell called InSite. Coach Tom Marcucci says they’re installed in 12 helmets for players who play on the offensive line, defensive line or other high impact positions, “it’s another safeguard, that’s how I look at it,” says Marcucci. “Our helmets are all the same, I think the misconception is that the helmet is different. The guys without the sensor, the helmet is the same. So we still rely on observation and the experience of the coaches. It’s just another tool to use to keep the game safer.”