BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) Anyone working in Virginia Tech’s helmet lab is committed to helping athletes of the future minimize the risk of head injuries.
“Especially from a young age, these kids can’t go play out their dreams because they have bad injuries from a young age,” rising junior Mechanical Engineering major Ryan Ordway, who works in the helmet lab, said. “Preventing that is a big deal.”
Since 2011, the lab has released headgear ratings on a five-star scale to see which helmets are the safest. The goal for manufacturers is to make helmets with a five-star rating…