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Post by coach79 on Jun 19, 2007 22:52:06 GMT -6
Does someone know where I can find the rules on helmet reconditioning? how often, who, and all that good stuff.
-Brett
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Post by senatorblutarsky on Jun 20, 2007 7:15:29 GMT -6
We work with Riddell and their guy comes here and takes care of all of that (he does a very good job with it, I do not have to worry about it at all; I trust his judgment).
This is the recommendation (not regulation) under which we work:
Re-certify/recondition each football helmet according to manufacturer's warranty.
Re-certify/recondition helmets every two years using a certified NOCASE approved vendor if no warranty exists or after the warranty expires
I think new (Riddell) helmets have a 3 year warranty, but I am not certain of this. It also seems that with Riddell, they will only recertify three times max (so 9 year max on helmets if it remains in good condition... that seems about right to me).
As far as the specific NOCSAE regulation governing this, I am not 100% sure, but I do think it varies somewhat by type/style of helmet.
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Post by groundchuck on Jun 20, 2007 10:03:15 GMT -6
When I was a HC we had a guy come from the company we bought from go through all the helmets looking for the manufacture year or the sticker saying when it was last reconditioned. I think the rule of thumb was 2-3 years per helmet before it got sent for reconditioning. In that program we had 60 helmets and about 20 of them went in every year.
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Post by optioncoach on Jun 20, 2007 19:05:48 GMT -6
We also have our Riddell rep take care of it. Personally, I think its a HUGE racket, but its cheaper than a 10 million dollar lawsuit.
Some places will recondition any helmet, others will only do the ones they sell. I found it interesting how many Bike/Adams helemts were rejected by the Riddell people.
I think thats kind of like the good folks at Gatorade doing scientific research and it turns out that Gatorade IS better for you than water!
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Post by midlineqb on Jun 20, 2007 22:36:25 GMT -6
We have always tried to recondition all helmets worn that season. Like OptionCoach said we want to avoid the multi-dollars lawsuit. Probably could do it every 2 years but to be on the safe side we do it every year for those that were worn.
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Post by topcat on Jun 21, 2007 5:31:53 GMT -6
Circle System Easton, PA.
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Post by coachmathis on Jun 22, 2007 13:16:45 GMT -6
We use Riddell as well. We recondition ours every 2 years and after 10 years we toss the helmet because our rep says that it isnt safe.
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Post by coachmathis on Jun 22, 2007 13:17:53 GMT -6
We use Riddell as well. We recondition ours every 2 years and after 10 years we toss the helmet because our rep says that it isnt safe. Process is the same as groundchuck says, he just looks at the sticker and if its time, its time
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