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Peyton Manning is again lending his support to football helmet manufacturer Riddell as it provides equipment grants across the country to teams as part of the company's Smarter Football initiative. The "18 in 18" program which launches Tuesday nearly doubles the 10 grants that Riddell awarded last year with Manning's input.
Riddell on Tuesday announced the launch of the company’s annual Smarter Football initiative. Special for the fourth season of the program, Riddell and brand ambassador and strategic advisor Peyton Manning teamed up to unveil ’18 in 18′, inviting teams to apply for 18 total equipment grants–increasing the amount from previous years’ 10.
Peyton Manning is again lending his support to football helmet manufacturer Riddell as it provides equipment grants across the country to teams as part of the company’s Smarter Football initiative. The “18 in 18” program which launches Tuesday nearly doubles the 10 grants that Riddell awarded last year with Manning’s input.
We're living in a day and age where the safety of football players is paramount. And that's the way it should be. The topic of concussions has run wild in recent years on all levels, from youth leagues to the National Football League. When it comes to recovering from a concussion, inactivity and rest are usually key in getting healthy again. But prevention has become just as important and Monsignor Farrell's football program has decided to try something different with Riddell, the company that makes its helmets.
Lakewood Ranch's football program is investing in Riddell’s InSite smart helmet technology that includes an Insite Training Tool. Riddell’s ITT technology is a web-based data center that builds player impact profiles, rich with information, that a coach may use to identify opportunities. These then can be used to proactively influence player behavior and reduce exposure to impacts through improved training techniques and practice plans.
Yusuf Shakir was still in Tallahassee when he first heard about football's game-changing technology. Shakir was the head football coach at Lincoln High when Erik Korem, who was Florida State University's speed and nutrition specialist at the time, helped usher a new way to evaluate players.
The Mustangs will be the newest team in the region using Riddell’s InSite system, which will fit inside new SpeedFlex helmets. According to Riddell, InSite is backed by millions of on-field impacts dating back to 2003. InSite-equipped smart helmets do not only monitor and alert the sideline to significant impacts, but also to collect, consolidate and analyze nearly every head impact to learn and track specific behaviors by player, unit or team.
I'm sitting on a stool in the middle of an office, wearing a football helmet shell while a guy is pointing a gadget at me that looks a bit like an iPad with handles. "Keep looking straight ahead," he says as he circles around me, waving the gadget like a magic wand. "Try not to move too much." After about 30 seconds of this, I remove the helmet and replace it with a thick, uncomfortable hood, sort of like an industrial-strength ski mask, and the whole process repeats, with the guy once again circling around me with his gadget.
Eighty Iowa football players this spring sat in a chair in the Hansen Performance Center and waited patiently to have the shape of their heads scanned. Everyone’s head is different, so, in a proactive move to stay at the forefront of player safety, the University of Iowa has moved to a custom-fit helmet from its longtime supplier Riddell. Over the last two seasons, 15 Hawkeyes have tried the new custom-fit helmet, according to Iowa equipment manager Greg Morris.
Cardinal High School football coach Landon Miller is ready to get out in front of head injuries before they become a problem. It's why the school is investing in technology that he hopes will make the game safer and promote athletes to compete. The school purchased the InSite technology for its players, consisting of a sensor inside the helmet that can gauge impact and monitor each player for any potential symptoms of a concussion or other head-related injury. A person on the sidelines will be able to track each player through a mobile device, and know precisely when enough is enough. Cardinal will begin using InSite this fall.
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