
Does Altitude Training Really Work?
The Real Science of Sport Podcast
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The Effects of Headgear on Concussion
There's no evidence at all yet that those soft padded ones make a difference to concussion because the material isn't good enough. In American football it's interesting the NFL have gone all in on helmets and they really believe that they make a difference. They've even got a new device now which is called a guardian cap which is the helmet with a padded thing around it. It makes them look like characters from the Mario Brothers computer game you know with the music. Maybe something like that could be applied to helmets. The volume of the headgear is nowhere near big enough so maybe there's a way in the future so it's not off the table but when I see the AFL considering it I don
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