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Neck Strengthening Strap: Get Strong. Play Safe

Research overwhelmingly supports that stronger necks reduce the risk of head/neck injuries in football. Since football is a dynamic sport, it seems logical the strength training techniques for the neck should mimic the forces required to reduce the impact of the head. This key reason is exactly why the Neck Strengthening Strap was developed. Through its design, the Neck Strengthening Strap allows for dynamic, multi-dimensional neck strengthening in just a

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March 17, 2020

Reducing Sub-Concussive Impacts in Football

Sub-concussive impacts are repetitive but less forceful impacts to head are now a concern at all levels of football. Every coach has observed players in the perfect position to make a block or tackle an opponent but fail immediately at impact. Too often sub-concussive impacts jar the players head and in a split second, interrupting a player’s cognitive skills which can momentarily hinder the ability to anticipate an opponent’s actions and perform the appropriate motor

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August 9, 2019

ATAVUS Tackling System makes Football a “Safer and Better Game”

The Football Safety Academy would like to recognize ATAVUS for developing an Advanced Tackling System that makes football a “safer and better game” by developing techniques to minimize the head impact during tackling. As a football coach of almost 5 decades, I’v seen the concepts of tackling change for variety of reasons but not until now I haven’t seen a safer approach to tackling than the ATAVUS Tackling System. Judge

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May 1, 2019

Pop Warner makes “Youth Football” Safer and Better!

Pop Warner the nation’s oldest youth football organization has announced that it will eliminate the traditional three-point stance from its lowest three levels (Tiny Mite, Mighty Mite and Junior Pee Wee). “The concern is that this position lowers the heads, making them more likely to lead with their head and putting them in a more vulnerable position for head injury.” Starting this September players will now use a modified squat

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March 15, 2019

Football Safety at the Line of Scrimmage (LOS)

At all levels rules are changing to make football a SAFER and BETTER game but one thing difficult to control is “Incidental Contact” which is liable to happen as a consequence of playing the game. This contact is unavoidable and inevitable at the line of scrimmage (LOS) between offense and defensive lineman. Research even suggests that linemen on an 80 yard drive have as many as 18 sub-concussive hits of

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January 22, 2019

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DISCLAIMER

The Football Safety Academy acknowledges the coach has the responsibility to decide which football techniques should be taught for the well being and safety of his players and there is not one specific technique including the Hulk Shrug Technique or safety device that can completely eliminate the risk of injury from impacts related to football including catastrophic injury and death. To the knowledge of the Football Safety Academy no specific research has been done regarding the Hulk Shrug Technique, however the Football Safety Academy is actively pursuing this goal.

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