NAERA members were recently in Monterey, CA for their annual winter meetings. Information from the reconditioning industry was shared and plenty of catching up with old friends!

NAERA members were recently in Austin, TX for their annual winter meetings. Information from the reconditioning industry was shared and plenty of catching up with old friends!

NAERA members were recently in San Antonio, TX to take part in the annual winter meetings. Information from the reconditioning industry was shared and plenty of catching up with old friends!

NAERA members had a jammed packed 3 days at the 2019 NAERA winter meeting in Tempe, AZ. Members were able to take advantage of manufacturer training, a liability insurance presentation, new vendor product information and fellowship with the leaders in the sports equipment reconditioning industry.

NAERA recently held their Winter Meeting in Key Largo, FL. As shared information, ideas and fellowship were in abundance.

The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment has voided the manufacturers’ NOCSAE® certification for the Warrior Regulator and the Cascade Model R lacrosse helmets.

NAERA members were recently in Knoxville, TN for their annual Summer meetings. Technicians and company representatives spent the day at SIRC training on testing procedures. Ideas were shared among all the technicians in attendance.

NAERA (National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association), NOCSAE (National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment) and helmet manufacturers are informing you of reconditioning and recertification recommendations for football, lacrosse, baseball and softball helmets.

NAERA (National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association), NOCSAE (National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment) and helmet manufacturers would like to inform you of reconditioning and recertification recommendations for football, lacrosse, baseball and softball helmets.

NAERA (National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association), NOCSAE (National
Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment) and helmet manufacturers
would like to inform you of updated standards associated with reconditioning and
recertification of football, lacrosse, baseball and softball helmets.

On January 1, 2017 NOCSAE (National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment) put into effect standard 6.1.1. Based on this new standard, NAERA (National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association) recommends every football helmet should be reconditioned annually.

This press release is to clarify NAERA’s responsibility to our customers regarding “After Market Enhancements” placed in or on helmets being reconditioned/recertified to NOCSAE standards in NAERA facilities.

NAERA (National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association), NOCSAE (National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment) and helmet manufacturers are informing you of reconditioning and recertification recommendations for football, lacrosse, baseball and softball helmets.

NAERA members were recently back to in-person meetings, in Indianapolis, IN were they took part in the annual summer meetings. Information from the reconditioning industry was shared and plenty of catching up with old friends!

NAERA members were recently in Knoxville, TN to take part in technical training at Southern Impact Research Center (SIRC). They also learned about new products from vendors and were able to see old friends in the reconditioning industry.

NAERA recently held its Summer meetings in Lake Tahoe CA. At our meetings NOCSAE licensed NAERA members share information and work together to provide safe and clean athletic equipment to the nations athletes.

Letter written as our notice of recommendations. Click to download the letter.

Effective beginning the 2012 reconditioning season NAERA members will not recondition/recertify any helmet: football, softball, baseball, or lacrosse helmet 10 years of age or older. The 10 years shall be determined by the manufactures date of initial season of use.