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Research

Understanding how and why soccer injuries occur, as well as how best to prevent them is important. Researchers around the world work toward building this knowledge base. At Full90 Sports we use their findings to build better products. We have put together a research archive to share some of this information with you.

Effectiveness of Headgear in Football [Soccer]

A FIFA funded study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine finds that Full90 headguards reduce the impact response of head to head contact by 33%.
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Reducing Head Injuries in Soccer

Because the head is used as a deliberate physical offensive weapon in soccer, there is significant risk of head injuries. Any protective device that is used to reduce the risk of head injury must allow the game to be played without modification...
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In the News

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Technology

Full90 Sports is on the cutting edge of protective sports equipment technology

Patent Pending HINGE

Revolutionary, patent pending HINGE feature allows our shinguard to actually conform to the player's shin, providing better coverage and therefore better protection.

ForceBloc foam

The ultra lightweight ForceBloc foam in our headguards has the unique ability to reduce high speed, hard surface impacts by up to 50% without affecting a player's ability to head the ball.

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Soccer Myths

Myth: The Full90 Performance Headguard does not cover everything on the head, so it must not be effective. - View Truth

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Regulations

The Full90 shinguard meets NOCSAE standards and our headguards are approved by FIFA, US Soccer, ASTM and NFHS.

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Take the Quiz

Think you understand concussions? Take the soccerheadinjuries.org quiz to test your knowledge. You might be surprised by what you learn.

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