X2 impact sensors were used in Ole Miss spring football practice to document head impact during plays.
High school students from across the nation are at Ole Miss this summer for the Heads in the Game: Concussion Research Program and will present their mid-term research findings Tuesday (July 14) with a poster presentation.
The students arrived on campus June 28 and began working with the Center for Health and Sports Performance to use X2 Biosystems concussion detection software, which is used by Ole Miss, the NFL, the NHL and major league soccer teams. They are testing the equipment and software in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium to monitor impacts from football players wearing the devices in real time.
The program, which is the first of its kind, is a partnership between Ole Miss Athletics and the University of Mississippi Department of Electrical Engineering and Division of Outreach. It involves researching innovative STEM approaches for the care and training of college athletes. Discussions will also include training about concussion safety, nutrition and sports performance.
The high school students will present their research July 14 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Grill at 1810, located inside the Olivia and Archie Manning Athletics Performance Center.