Could This Helmet Save Football From The Sport's Concussion Problem?

Forbes ^ | February 4, 2016 | Abigail Tracy

[MinorityRepublican]

As a pediatric neurosurgeon at the Seattle Children’s Hospital, Sam Browd brought a swift end to the early athletic careers of innumerable youths across a myriad of sports due to concussions. Browd’s experience prematurely “retiring” children from athletics—most notably football—and the countless emotional conversations with parents made him question what could be done to address head injuries suffered by children while playing sports.

In 2013, Browd, an associate professor of neurological surgery at the University of Washington, connected with Dave Marver and Per Reinhall—both of whom also had ties to the Seattle-based university and backgrounds in medical technology and mechanical engineering, respectively–about the systemic problem of concussions among athletes. Within a matter of weeks, Browd, Marver and Reinhall founded VICIS. Latin for “change,” the name VICIS fit the trio’s ambition: to reimagine the football helmet and reduce concussions in the sport.

After two years of development and just shy of $10 million in funding, VICIS launched its Zero1 helmet last month in collaboration with the University of Washington. Whether the helmet will effectively address the concussion quandary remains to be seen, but for VICIS’ credit—the helmet is unlike any other on the market.

[IrishBrigade]

Just making fun of you, FRiend.

Tallking like a 5 year old is making fun of someone...?

[IrishBrigade]

Not enough have been brainwashed into thinking soccer is fun to watch.

Those running the public schools are infatuated with producing an academic and athletic curriculum that is gender-equalized in its entirety; to wit, course work and sports that highlight homogenieity of the sexes, not the disparity...to that end soccer is a game that fulfils their dreams and then some, as the nature of the game depresses scoring, and thus the obvious supriority of boys over girls in athletics can be exposed as a myth...

[safeasthebanks]

"....soccer is a game that fulfils their dreams and then some, as the nature of the game depresses scoring, and thus the obvious supriority of boys over girls in athletics can be exposed as a myth..."

Please stop putting idiotic statements on the internet, there are enough of them already.

Thanks!

[trisham]

Unbelievable.

[JoeProBono]

[SunLakesJeff]

+1