Riddell's InSite Impact Response System Brings Unique Vantage Point to the Sideline at the Time of Contact and Alerts Team Staff of a Potential Player Issue; New Features Also Offer Advanced Player Training Opportunities   
 
EAST STROUDSBURG – East Stroudsburg University's football program is the first in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) to adopt Riddell's InSite Impact Response System - the latest in head impact monitoring technology from the world's leading helmet manufacturer - which the Warriors will debut in their 2017 season opener at Fairmont State on Thursday night.

Riddell InSite is a football helmet-based sensor technology that alerts sideline staff when a player experiences a significant single impact or multiple impacts during a game or practice. The latest software – ISPM 3.0 – delivers more robust information about player head impacts including the location of the impact. It also offers new training opportunities based on data trends by player, and highlights East Stroudsburg's commitment to protecting its players not only through technique, but through technology.

ESU is one of 12 football programs, among 170 in NCAA Division II, to utilize InSite during the 2017 season. The helmets for all 87 members of the Warriors' roster are equipped with InSite technology.

"We are committed to using available technology to help keep our players as safe as possible on the field, both in practice and competition," said Denny Douds, ESU football head coach, who enters his 44th season and ranks second among active NCAA coaches and 17th all-time with 260 career wins.

"InSite allows our coaches and athletic trainers to have an extra set of eyes that helps them better monitor the action on the field. InSite also helps us identify players that are using less than optimal techniques and re-teach them. We feel this is an important investment in the health and safety of our football student-athletes here at ESU."

"The InSite helmet technology is another valuable resource that aids our athletic training staff in safeguarding our student-athletes," said Colleen Shotwell, Ph.D., ATC, ESU's coordinator of athletic training services. "The system provides objective measures of the impact and location of contact, which will allow us to more accurately monitor our student-athletes throughout their careers."

InSite was developed based on Riddell's Head Impact Telemetry System (HITS) and Sideline Response System (SRS), a technology that has analyzed more than 5 million impacts since 2003. This integrated technology fits into the liner of a Riddell helmet and is used to monitor players and alert the sideline to significant head impacts sustained during a football game or practice.
 
For more information on Riddell's InSite Impact Response System, please visit www.Riddell.com/InSite.