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HotHead Technologies Working with Schutt Sports to Develop 'Smart' Helmet

Monday, January 12, 2009 General News
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 11 HotHead Technologies, Inc., anAtlanta-based enterprise committed to improving athletic safety throughresearch-based technology, today announced it is working closely with SchuttSports to develop a commercially viable heat-sensing helmet insert, which candetect potential heat stroke in a player in real-time. News of their jointdevelopment activities was officially announced at the American FootballCoaches Association Annual Convention hosted by the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.
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"From the moment we began researching a way to prevent non-fatal and fatalinjuries due to heatstroke, it has been our hope that the technology wouldfind mass distribution through a relationship like this," said HotHead CEO JayBuckalew. "Placement of the Heat Observation Technology (H.O.T.)(TM) System inSchutt helmets will have a significant impact on the lives of these athletes."
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Developers at HotHead have spent years perfecting a dime-sized sensor thatis expected to be implanted in the forehead pad of new and refurbished Schuttfootball helmets beginning this fall. The sensor will track the temperaturetrends of players on the field and send that data to a PDA (Personal DigitalAssistant) on the sidelines where it can be monitored in real-time. In theevent a player's temperature rises above normal, an audible alert is set offto warn a coach or certified athletic trainer that the player should beevaluated and cooled down.

While concussions and head injuries remain the most highly publicizedinjuries for football players, heat stroke and other heat-related problems area very real threat to athletes and can be even more serious than otherinjuries.

"Yesterday's helmets were designed to simply protect players from headinjuries," said Schutt CEO Robert Erb. "Our association with HotHead Sports ispart of our long-range effort to build "smart" helmets which protect theplayer as a whole. Thanks to the ground-breaking H.O.T.(TM) System, we hope tohelp coaches and athletic trainers take the guesswork out of whether or not aplayer is overheating."

According to USA Football, more than 21 million Americans -- from pee weeto the NFL -- will play football this year. Overheating, especially amongprograms in the South, is an area of long-time concern for coaches, parents,certified athletic trainers and administration. Until now, they have neverbeen able to accurately monitor the true temperature of an athlete on thefield.

About HotHead Sports

HotHead Sports, a division of HotHead Technologies, Inc., is anAtlanta-based company offering a patent-pending and proprietary monitoringsolution termed the Heat Observation Technology (H.O.T.)(TM) system. Thesystem is designed as an aid in the prevention of heat-related illness inathletes. Within the coming years, HotHead Technologies will target additionalsegments that have a need for biosensor technologies such as public safety,military, industrial, and other markets. "HotHead ", "HotHead Sports", HeatObservation Technology (H.O.T) and the HotHead Sports logo are trademarks ofHotHead Technologies, Inc..

HotHead is a registered trademark of HotHead Technologies, Inc.

About Schutt Sports

Schutt Sports is the world's #1 maker of football helmets and faceguardsand is the first helmet maker to move its technology beyond traditional foampadding. SKYDEX2(R) TPU Cushioning is available in the ION4D, AiR XP and DNAPro+ lines, absorbing as much as 55% more force from impact in game-likeconditions. Nearly 60% of the helmets and 80% of the faceguards around theworld, from the pros to the pee wees, are made by Schutt Sports. Schutt Sportsis also the Official Base Supplier to Major League Baseball(R). The USAOlympic Softball Team has won three gold medals and one silver medal wearingbatter's helmets from Schutt Sports.

SOURCE HotHead Technologies, Inc.
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