From Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, SAFR Sports makes patented football helmet covers designed to reduce the force of head impacts. Its polyurethane-foam covers fit existing Riddell and Schutt helmets, can be customized with team colors and decals, and are permitted by the NFHS for practice and game use. SAFR backs the product with research including a Virginia Tech Helmet Lab study and a three-year Pennsylvania university field study, while supplying teams from youth football through the college and professional levels.
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CoverSportsProduced in Philadelphia since 1874, CoverSports manufactures protective covers and padding for athletic surfaces, from stadium fields to gym floors. The company traces its textile work from Conestoga wagon covers and horse blankets to today’s custom athletic textiles, and remains one of the last survivors of Philadelphia’s once-thriving textile industry. Its products are made in the USA and used by organizations including the Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Penn State, and the New York Red Bulls.PHILADELPHIA, PA
2nd Skull, IncBorn from founder Federico Olivares’s 2010 determination to protect his son after a bicycle accident, Pittsburgh-based 2nd Skull makes thin protective skull caps and headgear designed to add impact protection beneath a helmet or worn alone. Its products use lightweight XRD® material that stays flexible during play but hardens under sudden pressure, and are made in the USA after testing at independent laboratories. The company’s headgear has also been developed for industrial workplaces, extending its original sports-safety idea beyond the field.PITTSBURGH, PA
H.I.P. Head Impact PreventionFounded by former NFL linebacker Tim Johnson, H.I.P. Head Impact Prevention develops biomimetic helmets designed to distribute impact forces and protect the brain for soldiers, first responders and athletes. Its segmented, multi-layered design draws on structures found in ram horns, armadillo armor and woodpecker anatomy, with flexible joints that help move energy around and away from the head. The company participated in the NFL Helmet Challenge and holds a filed U.S. provisional application for its force-distribution helmet.VIENNA, OH
BATS-TOIBATS-TOI makes sports headgear and performance apparel, led by its Mercado full-coverage headgear designed, engineered, and manufactured in the United States. The Mercado is the official wrestling headgear partner of the National Federation of High Schools and is built for high-impact sports including wrestling and flag football. The company also offers its Be Cool compression shirt, made in Japan with FREEZETECH cooling technology, and is developing Tekfall Supreme, a wrestling video game planned for 2026.BROOKLYN, NY