Wearing a Guardian Cap Does Not Mitigate On-Field Head Impact Severity
The Guardian Cap had no on-field effect on head impact magnitude or frequency, but impact location patterns presented between wearers and nonwearers, suggesting that Guardian Cap usage could influence how players use their head during collisions. Our findings partially align with other published data. The effect of Guardian Cap use on other factors we did not explore (e.g., injury epidemiology, clinical injury management) warrants consideration in the context of the data we present.
Authors
- Charles Van Dyke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7297-9208)
- Jason P. Mihalik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6085-8322)
- Robert C. Lynall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0785-6640)
- Julianne D. Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9363-1391)
- Kim Love
- Aaron M. Sinnott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8887-759X)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003790
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35