#testingtuesday We had a ton of fun talking shop with the guys from AAA Buffalo when they visited All-Star for a behind the scenes tour of what we do everyday to #moveforwardriseabove. The pinnacle of every tour is time in our Test Lab. 🤓 #focusteam @stevieweevie26 @bec_says All-Star recognizes that choosing protective headgear is an important decision for a player of any level. Accordingly, it is important for consumers to understand that no mask or helmet provides guaranteed protection from concussion. In addition, Severity Index test results showing one mask or helmet farther below the 1,200 SI threshold than another mask or helmet does not mean that one is safer or more protective than the other. There are many different impact locations around the head and various impact conditions (baseball and softball projectiles as well as bat impact simulations). In fact, the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE), which is an independent and nonprofit standards development body with the sole mission to enhance athletic safety through scientific research and the creation of performance standards for athletic equipment, specifically provides the following with regard to Severity Index data: “There is no single SI number for any single helmet or model. A helmet model in any given size alone may have over 10,000 different SI scores from all samples tested, depending on the number of helmets produced. NOCSAE does not allow SI-related safety claims about one model or brand over another because such claims would be scientifically unfounded and misleading to consumers.” (https://nocsae.org/about-nocsae/faqs/)