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IN THE NEWS 2026
IN THE NEWS 2026
Starting Fall 2026, GHSA will require protective headgear that is Virginia Tech Helmet 5 -star rated for all flag football players. Learn more here!
"The Georgia High School Association is an organization that attempts to govern athletics and activities for member high schools in the U.S. state of Georgia. GHSA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. The association has 463 public and private high schools as members."
DID YOU KNOW?
“A Texas program for high schools mandated soft-shell helmets after serious injuries occurred during incidental contact.”... “Brett Green Jr., was knocked out after his head collided with a teammate’s shoulder as they jumped to intercept a pass. Green was airlifted to a hospital, where bleeding in his brain was discovered. He spent weeks in the hospital recovering from dizziness, headaches and blurred vision, and had eye surgery and physical therapy. He will never play football again.” ...”Green’s injury prompted the Texas State 7on7 Organization, aware that parents are more concerned than ever about safety, to become the first statewide group in the country to require that all of its players wear soft-shell helmets” 📰 New York Times, 2019.
🏈 Make a Play for Player Safety: Insurance companies would lower their exposure (risk) by mandating ALL players wear some sort of headgear as this reduces injury rates. Thus saving them $$$ and likely reducing the premiums the league pays for insurance. As you may know, some plays create running routes of player bunches, picks, and rubs - all of which direct players to run as fast as they can towards other players resulting in paths of incidental collisions and accidental head injury.
📸 Above Center: “They are comfortable, they feel good.” – Delvin Cook, Minnesota Vikings.
The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab Rating System is a independent and objective assessment of helmet performance for consumers, free from manufacturer influence.
Major Flag football organizations around the country require soft headgear for participation. In fact, most of them require a VT 4-5 STAR rated headgear. View the Virginia Tech Flag Football Headgear 2024 ratings today!
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GAMEBREAKER PRO
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Click here to view 👉Flag Football / 7v7 Headgear Ratings
The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab released the industry's first safety ratings for the headgear, which is increasingly being required by leagues as the sport's popularity skyrockets around the country.
The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab rates each flag football headgear based on the results of 36 impact tests in our laboratory. A head-to-head impact system is used to test the headgear. (Video clip shown below)
Top 10 Flag Football Headgears featured on the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab 2024 Rating System that have recived ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 stars.
Since 2011, Virginia Tech researchers have been providing unbiased helmet ratings that allow consumers to make informed decisions when purchasing helmets.
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SAFR Sports is a safety innovation company dedicated to providing a safer environment for all participants in contact sports through our patented Scientifically Advanced Force Reduction technology in our football helmet covers.
Key findings include:
Teams Using SAFR Helmet Covers: Concussions decreased by 48%, from 31 in 2023 to 16 in 2024.
Teams Without Helmet Covers: Concussions increased by 34%, from 50 in 2023 to 67 in 2024.
Overall Impact: A clear and compelling reduction in injuries when SAFR helmet covers are used which is also supported by cutting-edge data from Virginia Tech’s Helmet Lab testing.
GAMEBREAKER is the brand mandated in Texas High School 7v7 and used in NFL, NCAA, and Youth Leagues across the country.
GAMEBREAKER (CA) is the leading soft headgear brand that has set the standard for player safety and whose design and technology are being worn among the top athletic programs, universities, high schools, youth levels, and flag leagues across the country. Volume or Organizational discounts are available!
🧠🤕Did you know?
iFlag GENERAL RULES
iFlag GENERAL RULES
Every style of flag football that we offer first utilizes our common-to-all general rules as a baseline for each format. These rules are meant to standardize the game in areas where each style should be synchronized to be easier for players and officials alike to understand the basics of the game from one format to another.
RULE 2: UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT
RULE 2: UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT
SECTION 1. SAFETY
Article 2. It is strongly suggested, but not required that all players wear a protective mouthpiece while on the field-of-play.
Article 2. It is strongly suggested, but not required that all players wear a protective mouthpiece while on the field-of-play.
Article 4. Players may wear knit or stocking-style caps. Hard-billed caps must be removed or turned around backward. Players may wear a headband made of non-abrasive material. Rubber or elastic bands may be used in hair.
Soft-shelled helmets designed for flag football players may be worn.
Article 4. Players may wear knit or stocking-style caps. Hard-billed caps must be removed or turned around backward. Players may wear a headband made of non-abrasive material. Rubber or elastic bands may be used in hair.
Soft-shelled helmets designed for flag football players may be worn.
HIGH SCHOOL 7v7 PASSING
HIGH SCHOOL 7v7 PASSING
The following 7v7 passing rules for men and women are iFlag approved.
RULE 1. OVERVIEW
SECTION 3. EQUIPMENT
Article 1. All players are strongly encouraged but NOT required to wear GAMEBREAKER Helmets during competition.
via INTERNATIONAL FLAG LEAGUE RULES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS USA FLAG)
The lack of Flag Football Headgear featured in promotion and educational materials, shared online and in social interactions, only reinforces misinformation and stigma.
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As you know many learn from what we see on TV and social media channels, including coaches, families, and young athletes. Major commercial advertisements and educational material must portray flag football sports and athletes wearing flag football headgear.
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LA 2028 Olyimpics
Flag Football will be making its Olympic debut in Los Angeles, but look here, no flag football headgear to be seen!
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Please consider using our flag football education 1-sheet to share with players, coaches, teachers, and famlies.
You can use our Google document to make your own!
Consider sharing a link to the Flag Football Headgear Education site with your colleauges, coaches, students, and famlies in your community.
https://sites.google.com/view/flagfootballheadgeareducation/
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