Schutt Sports (USA) a leading manufacturer of protective equipment, is manufacturing a new Splash Shield that will help make sports safer. It will offer some protection for football players from harmful droplets caused by talking, sneezing and coughing in close proximity.
The Splash Shield will attach directly to the faceguard.
Not only will the new Splash Shield fit all configurations of football helmets, but these guards are light weight, easy to attach and clean and inexpensive enough to be disposable.
“We need sports to return and this new product will help players in that regard,” said Kip Meyer, general manager for Schutt Sports.
The shield is made of a clear optical material and has slotted tabs for ease in connecting the product to any faceguard on any helmet. While a sports shield will offer some protection, it can only limit exposure to airborne droplets that the athlete encounters during play.
An estimated 37% of the players in the NFL wear Schutt helmets, including over 50% of the skill position players in the league.
Schutt Sports is the only major helmet manufacturer to advance beyond traditional foam padding, instead using TPU (thermoplastic urethane) Cushioning, which has been proven to absorb more impact across a wider variety of temperatures than any other helmet system on the field.
The company is also the Official Base Supplier to Major League Baseball and is the largest domestic maker of batters helmets in the USA.
