Outside padding on helmets

[yort2000]

Watching the B1G tour at Rutgers and Penn State and seeing a lot of the players with the soft outside padding on their helmets got me wondering why that is not something standard for practices to reduce concussion risks. I would think the coaches would want that extra protection during practices as I'm sure that the number of shots to the head/helmet are extremely higher during practice than games since the number of reps happening during practice are tenfold compared to a game. What are the downsides?

 

[Theolddog]

I saw padding with no helmet when they were doing drills. A helmet salesman told me few years back that the pad outside makes you absorb the hit which is not as good as trying to have the blow glance off. At the time they recommended tight helmet, mouth piece. FWIW

 

[yort2000]

I saw padding with no helmet when they were doing drills. A helmet salesman told me few years back that the pad outside makes you absorb the hit which is not as good as trying to have the blow glance off. At the time they recommended tight helmet, mouth piece. FWIW

Thanks for the reply. Your points make sense. When I played high school football in the 80's, we had the Riddell helmets that were tight and you had huge rectangular shaped indentions on your head after wearing them. But, getting hit by someone else helmet to helmet wasn't really a problem, but hitting the ground where there is no glancing off really rung your bell.

 

[dinglefritz]

Thanks for the reply. Your points make sense. When I played high school football in the 80's, we had the Riddell helmets that were tight and you had huge rectangular shaped indentions on your head after wearing them. But, getting hit by someone else helmet to helmet wasn't really a problem, but hitting the ground where there is no glancing off really rung your bell.

IF you have a larger helmet with outside helmet padding it also creates the potential for greater leverage on your neck. Less concussions maybe and more cervical fractures. Take your pick.

 

[HUSKERFAN66]

I saw padding with no helmet when they were doing drills. A helmet salesman told me few years back that the pad outside makes you absorb the hit which is not as good as trying to have the blow glance off. At the time they recommended tight helmet, mouth piece. FWIW

BINGO. Back in the day, there was no way in h e double toothpicks that you could take your helmet off with one hand. If coach could grab your facemask and your head didn't move with it you got a smaller size and yes the first week was a bugger until you developed a callus on your forehead.

And there was a penalty for no mouth guard and not having ALL chinstraps snapped.

I could go on. I had to be brought around by smelling salts once and didn't have a concussion..... that I know of!!

Plus we wore more pads including neck rolls. I said I could go on... looks like I did

 

[LikeNebraska]

BINGO. Back in the day, there was no way in h e double toothpicks that you could take your helmet off with one hand. If coach could grab your facemask and your head didn't move with it you got a smaller size and yes the first week was a bugger until you developed a callus on your forehead.

And there was a penalty for no mouth guard and not having ALL chinstraps snapped.

I could go on. I had to be brought around by smelling salts once and didn't have a concussion..... that I know of!!

Plus we wore more pads including neck rolls. I said I could go on... looks like I did

You're right...you didn't have a concussion...



....you had some concussions....



"he double toothpicks" told me all I need to know.

 

[Lars72_rivals313832]

Plus we wore more pads including neck rolls. I said I could go on... looks like I did

The big foam neck rolls back in the day. I remember wearing one in high school. We had a funny nickname for those....