The word legacy seems inadequate when describing all the good that is being done to prevent serious injuries among student athletes in the name of Matthew Gfeller. The Matthew Gfeller Foundation, created by the former high-school football player’s parents after his tragic death in 2008, has reached thousands with its message about the dangers of [...]
Lasting legacy: Gfeller’s spirit lives on through research into sports-related injuries (Winston-Salem Journal)
Laws have been written, countless charity miles have been run and thousands of dollars have been donated in the name of Matthew Gfeller. The Winston-Salem teen suffered a traumatic brain injury during a tragic football accident in 2008, but thanks to the tireless commitment of his parents, Bob and Lisa Gfeller, his death was not [...]
Roger Goodell Applauds North Carolina’s Commitment to Concussion Research (Rant Sports)
No one is more terrified of the physical evolution of the game of football more than NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. And you can’t blame him with the amount of money the NFL stands to gain or lose in its approach to player safety in the wake of recent events in relation to on field concussions. From the [...]
2012 Matthew Gfeller Memorial Doughnut Run raised over $30,000 for sports-related traumatic brain injury research
The 4th annual Matthew Gfeller Memorial Doughnut Run raised more than $30,000 from sponsors and participants to fund sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) research. The Matthew Gfeller Foundation will distribute all proceeds evenly between the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and The Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research [...]
Moms Push For Sports Safety (NBC)
New Youth Sports Safety Alliance calls for improved safety in school sports. As the National Football League confronts a pending lawsuit and implements new safety precautions in response to growing concerns about the long term impact of concussions, parents are visiting lawmakers on Capitol Hill. They’re pushing for better protection of the nation’s youngest athletes [...]
Parents converge on Capitol Hill to make youth sports safer (ABC)
Parents are tackling Capitol Hill with the goal of making youth sports safer. More than one hundred parents from across the nation converged on D.C., hoping to reverse some sobering numbers. High school athletes suffer two million injuries every year. Last year, there were 33 deaths from youth sports. At the “Youth Sports Safety [...]
NFL Endorses Udall-Rockefeller Youth Sports Safety Effort
WASHINGTON - Ahead of this Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, welcomed theNFL’s endorsement of their forthcoming legislation aimed at protecting youth athletes from the dangers of sports-related traumatic brain injuries. The Youth Sports Concussion Act will ensure that safety standards for [...]
Racing innovator Bill Simpson tackles football concussions with new helmet (Autoweek)
Bill Simpson was a long time finding the National Football League, but it finding him might change football. The former California drag racer, Indianapolis 500 driver and motorsports safety innovator has created a football helmet that he and others believe could revolutionize the sport. Simpson knows this because he knows what he’s talking about when [...]
Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings™ Adult Football Helmet Ratings – May 2012
A total of 15 adult football helmet models that have been evaluated using the STAR evaluation system are included in the May 2012 Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings™. All 15 helmets included in the ratings have been made available to consumers at the time of publication. Helmets with lower STAR values provide a reduction in concussion [...]
Why NFL Helmets Will Never Be Concussion-Proof (Fast Company)
Imagine that you drive a car straight into a building at 40 mph. Despite airbags and seatbelts, you’d probably feel lucky to be alive. But when an NFL wide receiver meets a safety head-on, we expect them both to get back up to play second down. What’s the difference? “In a car crash, you stop [...]
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