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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) today announced an agreement to fund $855,657 in sports medicine and concussion research. More than 85 percent of this total - $727,669 - specifically will focus on research to reduce athlete concussion, which is a cornerstone of NOCSAE's mission. The NOCSAE board finalized the research funding agreement on Jan. 26, during the conclusion of the winter...
PHOENIX, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) winter board meeting begins today. During the meeting, athletic safety experts will select new sports medicine research grants submitted by leading academics across the U.S. If approved, NOCSAE will fund new and ongoing concussion and head injury research grants that total more than $2 million. "NOCSAE's grant research funding program is highly focused on advancing...
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) today joined National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell in distributing new football helmets to a youth football league in Akron as part of the Youth Football Safety Helmet Replacement Partnership's pilot program. The initiative is spearheaded by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and is comprised of various sport entities and sporting...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) issued a warning to athletes and parents of athletes to thoroughly understand the extent of protection provided by - or not provided by - athletic equipment worn while playing sports. This warning follows claims made by several companies that products such as head bands, supplements or mouth guards reduce the incident of concussion. NOCSAE issued the warning at...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) issued the following statement after recent release of the 2012 Virginia Tech STAR ratings. "The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) advocates ongoing research on athletic safety in order to gain a deeper understanding of protecting athletes from concussions. However, NOCSAE does not recommend that parents and...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) joins forces with sport entities and sporting goods manufacturers to launch the Youth Football Safety and Helmet Replacement Partnership, an initiative to replace 13,000 youth football helmets that are 10 years old or older and replace them with new helmets at no cost to the beneficiary leagues in underserved communities. The program, spearheaded by the...
PHOENIX, Jan. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) awarded today more than $845,000 in new research to advance the science of sports medicine related to concussion and head injury, and approved second year funding for existing concussion research grants in the amount of $1,000,00 for research grants recommended by the Scientific Advisory Committee. NOCSAE is an independent and nonprofit standard-setting body with...
PHOENIX, Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) Winter Board Meeting begins today. During the session, the organization will review and decide on several new, two-year research grant applications. If approved, NOCSAE will be funding new and ongoing concussion and head injury research grants that total more than $2 million dollars. The board also will review work done by the Scientific Advisory Committee, chaired...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., June 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) awarded $1.1 million in research grants to advance the science of sports medicine - specifically related to concussion. NOCSAE approved several grants recommended by the organization's Scientific Advisory Committee, which was created to direct research efforts specifically related to concussion. NOCSAE is an independent and nonprofit standard-setting body with the...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., June 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) meets today to consider hundreds of thousands of dollars in research grants specifically related to concussion - based on recommendations from the organization's new Scientific Advisory Committee, made up of the nation's leaders in sports science. NOCSAE also will discuss and consider development of a new youth football helmet standard, a new women's lacrosse...
