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ASTM CERTIFIED PV HELMETIntroducing the only helmet tested in accordance with ASTM F2400-06. Click HERE for ASTM Site. After years of debate on ways to make the sport safer, a standards panel approved in May the first specifications for a pole vaulting helmet, spurring production of several models but none that met the ASTM Standards. After approving nearly 13 different helmets for other extreme sports (martial arts, bull riding, etc) the ASTM has finally had a manufacturer step up and meet the stringent standards of a certified Pole Vault Helmet. Colaborating with the industry's top extreme sports helmet manufactuer, Pro-Tec, Gill Athletics proudly presents this ground breaking, safety improving vault accessory . Taken from LA Times ARTICLE: "This helmet takes the guesswork out of what to have your vaulters wear. All other choices have now become obsolete. You can rest assured that you have made the correct choice when you recommend or your state requires the use of a Pole Vault Helmet. Sure other helmets have been designed for the vault but this is the only one that passed the ASTM testing." Check out these states that REQUIRE the use of pole vaulting helmets for all high school participants: Maine Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota cannot find on the web confirmed with Sheryl Solberg, NDHSAA Assistant to the Executive Secretary via phone on 8/25/08 that a helmet is required. BUY YOUR HELMET NOW |