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June 19, 2026Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

Head Impact Exposure Across Levels of Play in American Football: A Systematic Review of Accelerometer Data

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GBGuneet BindraCalifornia Northstate UniversityCLChristopher LaneCalifornia Northstate UniversityJSJean ShanaaNYU Langone Health

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Overview

Systematic review compares head impact exposure in youth and collegiate football players, suggesting the need for enhanced safety measures.

Key Points

  • The review aims to evaluate differences in head impact exposure characteristics between youth and collegiate American football players.
  • Systematic review following PRISMA guidelines
  • Data collected from PubMed, Embase, and Scopus for 2015-2024
  • Inclusion of studies measuring head impact exposure using accelerometers on helmets.
  • Collegiate players had more impacts per season than youth in practice (472.11 vs. 113.03) and combined settings (449.04 vs. 228.04).
  • Youth athletes experienced similar impacts per game compared to collegiate players (9.97 vs. 9.78).
  • Youth had higher median rotational acceleration (1144.9 vs. 964.0 rad/s²) but similar median linear acceleration values across age groups (18.6g vs. 20.7g).

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Bindra et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34dfcd65a5b0777af2ecbfhttps://doi.org/10.1177/2325967126s00066
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