Government funding concussion research
The Australian Government has announced $340,000 in funding for the Concussion and Brain Health Project. Understanding how head impacts affect player wellbeing is key to making sport safe for everyone who takes part. The HITIQ suite of technology is positioned to support, measurement, management and mitigation of head impacts to help keep players safe. To find out more about how HITIQ can help player welfare click here...
Sensor STAR
The Virginia Tech Sensor STAR protocol is at the forefront of head impact measurement and testing. HITIQ technology has been exposed to this independent in laboratory validation testing. It received a correlation score of between 93.5 and 99.9 when judged against their reference data. This gives further confidence to those using the HITIQ system that they are getting the very best data in order to develop world-class head impact performance protocols. To find out more about the independent validation testing click here...
International footprint
HITIQ was born in Australia and has built extensive expertise working across AFL and NRL. This expertise has now been imported to the UK as they/we begin their/our first major European project with Scottish Rugby. The relationship began in earnest during the autumn internationals with onboarding sessions for players and performance staff. To learn more click here…
Scotland the brave
HITIQ technology has now been implemented across the Scottish Rugby system. The autumn internationals versus Tonga, Australia, South Africa and Japan made a turning point in the management of head injury for Scottish players. HITIQ will continue to work with the Scottish performance team and players to help refine their system and manage head impact to support player welfare and help maximise performance. To learn more about HITIQ’s relationship with Scottish Rugby click here...
