New Soccer Head Guard In Production

A Cleveland-based helmet pad system company borrowed technology from the battlefield to design a head guard for soccer players to help protect against the growing threat of head injuries.

Over the last two years, the company has developed a head guard with Storelli that incorporates up to 9mm of a protective foam that is nearly identical to the foam Team Wendy uses in its ballistic helmets.

“The real design intent is for the incidental head to head contact or hitting a goal post or hitting the ground,” he explained.

Meanwhile Ali Kazemaini, Director of the Cleveland Soccer Academy and Head Coach at Cleveland State University, told newsnet5.com that the biggest issue with soccer head injuries is poor technique and over-inflated balls.