Football

Belichick’s Practice-Field Injury Recounted

A new book, BELICHICK: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All Time by ESPN senior writer Ian O’Connor, tells the story of a practice-field injury to New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick when he played at Division III Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT.  The year was 1971.  Belichick, a sophomore, 5-feet-10, 185 pounds, was the snapper for Wesleyan’s FG/PAT scout team.  Two defensive tackles on the FG/PAT block team were assigned to double-team him, pancake him onto his back, while a linebacker shot the gap and blocked the kick.

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Gamebreaker & TYFA Form Historic Partnership for Future of Football

Football has always been a game that has been on the cutting edge of the latest and greatest that technology has to offer. As the world has evolved, so has the game. New technology, new understanding, new attitudes – all have impacted football to make it better for everyone.
All three of these elements came together on March 10, 2018, at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) when the Texas Youth Football Association (TYFA) announced its plans to address the future of football.  As part of its planning, TYFA brought in Gamebreaker to help develop a multi-year plan to reduce contact across the league and make it more appealing for parents and players to participate in the sport.

GAMEBREAKER AND PRACTICE LIKE PROS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO MITIGATE RISK AT ALL LEVELS OF FOOTBALL

Gamebreaker Helmets, manufacturer of affordable, high-tech, soft-shell headgear designed specifically for football, and Practice Like Pros, a national movement to reduce needless injury in high school football, have announced a partnership to mitigate risk at all levels of the game.   Practice Like Pros will license use of its logo by Gamebreaker and will endorse […]

KFL Combine & Preventing Head Injuries

Protecting the youth of today should be paramount throughout youth sports of all levels of physicality, with head injuries prevalent in many of them. Gamebreaker and our team of Jimmy Clausen and Derek Hagan were recently featured in an article about the KFL Combine that recently took place! There’s no sure way to prevent an […]

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Texas Football Shifting towards Safety with 7on7 Helmets featuring Gamebreaker

Gamebreaker’s 7on7 Helmets were recently featured on Vype in an article detailing the shift in Texas towards safety!  Check it out! The state that berthed 7on7 football is set to revolutionize the game by taking a dramatic step towards making it safer. Texas-based PrimeTime Sports signed an exclusive partnership with Gamebreaker Helmets and will mandate […]

Why Wear Protective Headgear in Non-Contact Sports & Situations?

Why Wear Protective Headgear in Non-Contact Sports & Situations?

Why wear protective headgear in Non-Contact Sports & Situations? The Essential Role of Protective Headgear in Modern Sports Safety By GameBreakerOriginally Posted on June 17, 2015; Updated Oct. 18 2023 In the dynamic world of sports, the exhilaration of competition can be accompanied by potential injury. The importance of protective headgear is a critical aspect […]

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Head Injuries in Sports Impacting High School Athletic Programs

Concussions in sports are a growing issue as well as finding adequate ways to protect our children on the field. Whether a concussion results in severe damage or prevents an individual from playing the game they love, finding a safe solution is a necessity for athletic departments and organize sport organizations. The NFHS (National Federation […]

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Football safety concerns come to a head

By MARCIA C. SMITH / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER The NFL is a day away from hosting the Super Bowl, the most irresistibly gaudy, glitzy and gut-bucket championship of the year. Goliaths and gladiators collide on the gridiron, playing an aggressive, rugged brand of tackle football for the amusement of an expected 110 million TV viewers. […]

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Clay Matthews surprises brother’s team with soft-shell helmets

Clay Matthews is known for his big hits and teeth-rattling sacks. But the Green Bay Packers linebacker never wants them to come at the expense of a serious injury. Matthews is an advocate for making football as safe as possible, and realizes the NFL sets an example for younger players. Matthews recently put his words […]

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Agoura’s first family of football puts safety first

Team Matthews conscious of head injuries By Stephanie Bertholdo [email protected] The rain falling last week didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of fourth- and fifth-grade flag football players when National Football League star Clay Matthews III sloshed onto the field at Chumash Park in Agoura Hills to deliver concussion-preventing helmets to the young Packers team. Matthews, a […]