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Gatesville ISD coach shows helmet-impact data, district secures donor funds to expand protective gear
Summary
Coach Jose Aguirre presented impact-monitoring data showing a drop in top-of-head impacts and said no concussions were recorded among 19 players using the device; a donor (named variably in the transcript) pledged $31,000 to buy about 50 helmets for next season and the district said it hopes to expand coverage across K–12.
Coach Jose Aguirre told the Gatesville ISD board that helmet-based impact monitoring produced tangible results this season and offered a path to reduce head injuries among student athletes. "When I played ... this is the single most important and biggest jump I've seen in player safety," Aguirre said, describing the devices and weekly reports staff review.
Aguirre said data from early in the year showed roughly 40% of recorded impacts were to the top of the head, a figure that fell to about 18% in later-month readings after coaches adjusted…
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