Helmet maker introduces 'Splash Shield' to help prevent exchange of droplets this football season
Credit helmet maker Schutt for using some ingenuity here.
The noted helmet maker has introduced a new product for the upcoming football season, something they are calling the “Splash Shield” to help prevent the exchange of droplets between players this fall.
The shield is designed to cover the eyes and mouths of players with inserts that can easily be added to the facemask of most helmets.
Here is the official description of the protect from Schutt:
The Schutt Splash Shield was developed to attach directly to the faceguard of a football helmet to block droplets from sweat, coughs, and sneezes.
– Universally fits all traditional football faceguards
– Disposable/Replaceable (Optical clear flexible material)
– Includes reusable attachment strips
– Includes one shield and two replacements in each package
Schutt is selling the “Splash Shield” for $15 on the company’s online store.
Here are a few images of the “Splash Shield” on a design helmet:
The company also issued this video showing what the “Splash Shield” would look like on a helmet.
Whatever can be done to Allow This SEC Football Season To Happen….I Will Applaud Heartedly. This design sure looks good to me…stylish too !
That seems like a good idea for the players, and it’s very affordable for the schools. Makes great sense.
Ever wear a helmet? I never used a visor because it held in heat…really going to cook with this on. That said, if it helps us play football and reduces risk lets go. I doubt this does much to reduce risk though. If you have covid and you are swapping sweat and in pile and on the sideline and in the locker room…this thing aint stopping it.
The virus doesn’t pass through sweat. It’s respiratory.
I get it but the real point was I do not think this will be a proven method of preventing spread. But – There’s no evidence that the virus can be spread by perspiration — though an infectious-diseases experts believe that sweat contaminated by the “gunk on a person’s nose, or if the person coughs” could transfer the virus to another person.
Now thats good common sense! it’s a good look too…but for some reason the look doesn’t overpower you as much because they are already using helmets with dark shield inserts in them, less so for mouth and nose shields i guess…but all in all they have themselves a good useful product, and inexpensive to boot!!!
Hopefully they don’t fog up.
Beat me to it, that was my first thought. I can’t even wear a simple face mask with safety glasses at work without dealing with that. I can only imagine how a winded player would feel with a visor fogging up!
I’m thinking it may fog up as soon as a player runs 40 yards and starts exhaling with deeper breaths. I know my glasses fog up wearing the coronavirus face mask.