Welcome To A Safer Future For Your Kids!
As parents, Protecting our kids from illness and injury is our primary job. Period.
With so many positive attributes to playing sports, we had to weigh the risks and benefits everyday. With that said, we chose to support our kids development through sports including football, baseball, and hockey. There was a problem: equipment has not innovated in a very long time. Sure, there were new designs but antiquated materials. There were lots of “bells and whistles” but concussion rates continue to climb.
We started our search for better headgear from day 1. We researched the best helmets available and took care of our kids’ spines and nerve systems as well as fed them the very best foods we could. Staying healthy in sports takes time, effort and research. As doctors, we did all of that. but equipment needed to improve and fast! This is where Impact Sports came in!
At IMPACT SPORTS, we don’t take protecting kids’ health lightly. We’re parents of youth athletes. We’re doctors who focus on cognitive health and the health of your nerve system. we wanted better and decided to do it ourselves.
We have designed and tested top Performing headgear both in the tackle and flag football spaces. We earned a top 10 rating in 2023 from Virginia tech while beating top performers who haven’t changed their helmet in more than a decade. We’re proud to offer the Cal Praesidio soft shell helmet for 2023!
Check out this athletes review of our soft shell Helmet:
Before we started this project, we asked A lot of questions.
here’s a few:
Can we make products that better protect youth athletes?
Will they reduce concussions and Traumatic Brain Injuries?
Can we afford to move forward with this project?
Can we satisfy our social mission (saving youth athletes!) by developing these products?
are they Manufacturable?
Scalable?
Desirable?
Will they sell and will they make a difference in people’s lives?
Better Protection, Updated Designs!
Virginia Tech 5 Star Rated Technology
As we pressed forward with our concept development, we met with many amazing individuals and companies that helped us organize our thoughts and procedures so we can effectively test the concept through manufacture, impact testing and revision.
This crazy idea has proved to be a manufacturable and scalable concept that is showing great promise in reducing force; both linear and rotational Forces.
The geometric complexity of both our tackle helmet and soft shell helmet are different than any helmets on the market and, as such, have given us great joy. with the joy came many setbacks. we expected this and it has assisted in driving us forward.
our first big win is that Our soft shell helmet just Received the highest designation of “5 star rating” from virginia tech. this is reserved for helmets that have the greatest Likelihood to reduce concussive forces to the head. Impact sports is a top 10 soft shell helmet and is now available on our merchandise page.
Virginia Tech recognized the Cal Praesidio as a Top 10 soft shell Helmet in 2023
Are you using a top performer?
Our promise to you is simple: if we don't create a safer helmet for your kids, we won’t sell it.
Thank you for considering Impact sports for your protective headgear, uniforms/jerseys, padded arm sleeves or padded shirts/pants/shorts.
Better Service,
Better Performance, Better Pricing,
Better Protection!
We outperformed top sellers from Gamebreaker, Schutt, Adidas, Battle plus many more.
***We recognize that no helmet can stop concussions entirely. It IS possible to reduce them, educate the public on how to prevent them and make these sports safer. By combining techniques to improve strength and improve how the body deals with stress, we can reduce the severity and incidence of concussions.
We’re Honored to participate in this conversation
“Nature is the source of all knowledge. She has her own logic, her own laws, she has no effect without cause nor invention without necessity.”