Table 2.
Summary of laboratory impact tests mapped to on-field data.
Location | SI | PRA (rad/s2) | Percentile | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Speed | Front Boss | 230 ± 11 | 4790 ± 334 | 98.9 |
Rear | 199 ± 10 | 3195 ± 191 | 95.5 | |
Rear Boss | 138 ± 10 | 4403 ± 302 | 99.1 | |
Side | 182 ± 11 | 5030 ± 318 | 100 | |
SpeedFlex | Front Boss | 164 ± 5 | 4227 ± 340 | 100 |
Rear | 209 ± 13 | 3425 ± 229 | 91.1 | |
Rear Boss | 109 ± 6 | 4174 ± 149 | 97.6 | |
Side | 178 ± 16 | 5547 ± 224 | 98.5 |
Nearly all of the impact configurations were among the top 3% of head impacts experienced by youth football players. SI: Severity Index; PRA: Peak Rotational Acceleration.