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Adding a third-party device to a helmet changes the liability protection in that helmet, a significant issue given the ongoing legal challenges against the NCAA over concussions.
After years of debate over cost and equity, the NCAA approved widespread use of helmet communication in April for the Bowl Subdivision, giving 134 teams at the top of the sport the option to use it beginning this season. It will officially debut during this week's full slate of openers and join traditional methods such as huddles, hand signals ...
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1. HANS device, 2. Tether (one per side), 3. Helmet anchor (one per side), and 4. Shoulder support. Primarily made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer, the HANS device is shaped like a "U", with the back of the "U" set behind the nape of the neck and the two arms lying flat along the top of the chest over the pectoral muscles.
In 1941, the U.S. military had adopted the new M1 helmet for their combat and support personnel. The M1 helmet was designed primarily for infantry and lacked space and compatibility with specific equipment like telephone headsets, which, while less of a concern for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, was relevant to the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, which needed a helmet to protect sailors posted ...
The design of the helmet was developed on the basis of the design of the American ACH and ECH helmets, it has a streamlined shape that allows the use of the helmet along with chemical protection equipment, and also provides the ability to use optical devices, communication equipment and wear active headphones.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: What Ryan Silverfield learned about helmet communication from 1st game. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement.