Helmet prototypes that meet the Design Constraints must achieve a Helmet Performance Score (HPS) of 0.70 or lower to be ...

While NOCSAE (National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment) offers a certification test that guarantees a ...

Since 2012 the NFL has been running simulations to test helmets, which manufacturers submit to on a voluntary basis. Researchers on contract with the NFL mount the helmet to a dummy head (outfitted ...

"We are no longer participating in the NFL's helmet testing process," says Vin Ferrara, CEO of helmet maker Xenith. "We have deliberately gone against the grain of their mechanical tests, we think to ...

The helmet options for NFL players next season will include five newly developed models that outperformed all existing helmets in laboratory testing simulating on-field impacts, according to testing ...

The NFL is preparing to deliver results of its research on football helmets next month, but some observers are raising questions about who has been running the league's testing program, the type of ...