Dr. Hotz on girl’s lacrosse, FHSAA decisions: Headbands are not helmets @ NPR
Tampa Bay’s NPR recently interviewed our director, Dr. Gillian Hotz, about the questionable effectiveness of headband use in Florida high school girl’s lacrosse: “No helmet prevents concussion,” Hotz said. “It’s acceleration-deceleration. It’s a back and forth [motion]. So these cap-like helmet covers, that they’re thinking of for the women’s lacrosse, I just don’t think they’ll be effective […]