Xenith X1 Football Helmet

Xenith X1 Football Helmet

Joshua Cribbs On Being The Best - Xenith Interview

In this exclusive interview Josh Cribbs did with Xenith he talks about his goals, how he made it to the NFL, how he became the best and what makes him an Enlightened Warrior.

Diamond Demo: Hitting technique

MLB Network's Harold Reynolds talks about where players place their hands while hitting.

Diamond Demo: Infield technique

MLB Tonight's Al Leiter and Ron Gant demonstrate the finer points of infield technique.

Diamond Demo: Pitching mechanics

MLB Network takes a look at how youngsters should concentrate on sound, fundamental pitching mechanics.

Rip-It Youth Softball Defensive Face Guard

Thanks to the steel safety cell design, the RIP-IT youth softball defensive face guard gives delivers the confidence you want and the performance you need every time you hit the field. Impacts from balls hitting the Defense are repelled, and the force is absorbed and transferred away from the point of impact.

Pricing starts at $34.95

Schutt Introduces Trade In Program for Rejected Helmets

You may or may not have heard by now, but the National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association (NAERA) will be implementing a new policy that will soon prohibit the reconditioning or recertification of any football helmet that is 10 years old or older, including Schutt helmets. That policy will go into effect September 1, 2011.

Now, we have never had a 10-year-and-out policy. Other helmet makers have had such policies in place for years. We have always believed, and still do, that the decision to get rid of a helmet should be yours and that a helmet, if it is properly reconditioned on a regular basis, will pass the recertification process.

But, as a member of NAERA, we have an obligation to comply with this new policy, which will go into effect this Fall. After that date, Schutt Reconditioning will no longer recondition or recertify any football helmet, including ours, that is 10 years old or older.

We know this new policy is going to be a financial burden on many teams, schools and organizations. That's why we're offering you our 2011 Spring Trade In Program - as a means to lessen the impact of replacing your older helmets.

Quite simply, you can earn up to a $30 credit towards the purchase of a new Schutt football helmet with each helmet you return to us.

Full details of the program are available from Fred Garner at The Sportstation.