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Unequal® Supports Sports Safety Month in April | Sports Protection Company Raising Awareness for Reducing Concussion Risk

PHILADELPHIA (April 25, 2017) – Many people may be unaware that April is designated as Sports Safety Month. Created as an initiative 10 years ago by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the message for players and coaches is both meaningful and relevant. Unequal, a Philadelphia-based sport protection technology company, is supporting the Sports… Continue reading Unequal® Supports Sports Safety Month in April | Sports Protection Company Raising Awareness for Reducing Concussion Risk

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Coach Challenges Parents to Consider Soccer Head Protection

According to a recent study, girls soccer rivals boys football for the highest rate of concussions for high school athletes. One team in the Chicago area is taking measures to prevent head injuries, and doing it with a headband. As Chicago’s WGN-TV reports, Glenbard East (Lombard, Ill.) girls soccer coach Kent Overbey is requiring one… Continue reading Coach Challenges Parents to Consider Soccer Head Protection

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Cardiologist seeks to end blow-to-chest deaths in teen athletes

Newswise — DALLAS – March 14, 2017 – It’s a rare, but tragic, event that occurs less than 20 times a year: Teen athletes who are struck in the chest by a ball, causing their heart to stop. And it can be instantly fatal. But as another baseball season gets underway, new standards for chest… Continue reading Cardiologist seeks to end blow-to-chest deaths in teen athletes

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New Insights on Concussions in Soccer Parents Should Know

There have been a number of credible studies done over the past few years on concussions in soccer. The linked document compiles date in a number of categories and links to the published studies in full, for further reading. 1 ) Concussion Rates in Soccer There have been a number of credible studies indicating the… Continue reading New Insights on Concussions in Soccer Parents Should Know

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Heads Up! Unequal Reduces Risk in Contact Sports

For many years, the prevalence and dangers of concussions have taken center stage in sports-related dialogue. The epidemic exists across a range of athletics and affects players of all ages, yet, even with increased awareness, little has been done to effectively reduce its occurrence. In fact, a new study published by FAIR Health unveiled a… Continue reading Heads Up! Unequal Reduces Risk in Contact Sports

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Ultra-thin Chest Protector For Kid Athletes Aims For A Home Run

Newsweek— In 2010, Thomas Adams, a 16-year-old boy from New Jersey, died on the baseball field. A catcher on an all-star traveling team, he was warming up a pitcher and got hit in the chest with a ball. He stood up and said, “I can’t breathe” and then collapsed, dying nearly instantly. Strange as it… Continue reading Ultra-thin Chest Protector For Kid Athletes Aims For A Home Run

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The Sport Techie Discovers the Latest Unequal Breakthrough

Unequal Technologies has held a corner of the sports padding market for some time now. Their Unequal Halo headband made some serious waves in the sports world last summer, and they have developed protective padding for all varieties of helmets and baseball caps. Now their last piece of sports armor, the HART Chest Protector, has… Continue reading The Sport Techie Discovers the Latest Unequal Breakthrough

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‘MBA Blog’ Calls Attention to Unequal’s Powerful HART Protection

My son's first baseball game is next weekend and he is playing on the 8 and under squad this year. The little kid days of T-ball are drifting away and most of the kids will be pitching and catching on their own for the first time. So earlier this week when I read this Chicago… Continue reading ‘MBA Blog’ Calls Attention to Unequal’s Powerful HART Protection