Daniella M DiGuglielmo, Mireille E Kelley, Mark A Espeland, Zachary A Gregory, Tanner D Payne, Derek A Jones, Tanner M Filben, Alexander K Powers, Joel D Stitzel, Jillian E Urban
To reduce head impact exposure (HIE) in youth football, further understanding of the context in which head impacts occur and the associated biomechanics is needed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of contact characteristics on HIE during player versus player contact scenarios in youth football. Head impact data and time-synchronized video were collected from 4 youth football games over 2 seasons in which opposing teams were instrumented with the Head Impact Telemetry (HIT) System. Coded contact characteristics included the player's role in the contact, player speed and body position, contact height, type, and direction, and head contact surface...
January 22, 2021: Journal of Applied Biomechanics