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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...
GREENWICH, Conn., June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- North Castle Partners, a leading private equity firm focused on investments in consumer product and service businesses that promote Health, Wellness, and Active Living, announced today that it has completed the sale of Cascade Helmets Holdings, Inc. ("Cascade"), the leading manufacturer and distributor of lacrosse helmets and eyewear, to Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. (TSX: BAU) for a purchase price of US$64 million. Cascade is the...
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...
GREENWICH, Conn., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- North Castle Partners, a leading investor in small-cap consumer companies focused on health, wellness and active living, has reached a definitive agreement to sell Cascade Helmets Holdings, Inc. ("Cascade"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of men's and youth lacrosse helmets in North America, to Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. (TSX: BAU) ("BAUER") (the "Acquisition") for a purchase price of US$64 million, payable in cash and...
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...
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO) Name of product: Easton Raptor Lacrosse...
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...
