Daniel McColl (55) hits #50 on the head in player
skit about the new Guardian caps Viking football
players will wear in practice next fall.
(Photos by Ed Piper)
Viking football players will be wearing Guardian caps in practice this year, Dr. Steve Hayden said in remarks during the La Jolla High football gala Sat., May 30.
"Guardian caps absorb 33 percent of the energy," said Andrew Mitchell, a Viking player, in part of a skit by players during the event, held in Bird Rock in the evening.
Hayden, who serves as team doctor for the La Jolla football team and with his wife, Marina, who is head of the booster club, has a son in the program, said that the San Diego Unified School District has okayed use of the Guardian caps.
The Viking version is black and red, school colors, and looks like a bonnet or padding on the player's head. It was included as a prop in the player skit.
"A lot of things will happen in the next few years," said Hayden after his comments from the microphone, "and hopefully we will be out in front of them." The UCSD Medical Center staff member has been involved with the LJHS football program in developing a protocol for athletes related to concussions. He worked the sidelines during games last year to be vigilant and available when needed.
Dr. Steve Hayden (right) discusses the new
Guardian caps and their use in protecting
LJHS football players.
Copyright 2015 Ed Piper
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