1. Remove the facemasks from the football helmet. That will change immediately the way that players block and tackle.
OR
2. Get rid of the hard shell helmets. Use soft helmets made of the material similar to what is used in wrestling mats. No facemasks.
OR
3. Pad the outside of the hard shell helmets the same way that Woody Hayes pioneered it for just one season at OSU back in the early 1960s.
By the way, Coach Hayes told us in class why he stopped doing it. Our Buckeye ball carriers became accustomed to getting hit in practice with soft helmets. However, In games, our ball carriers were getting hit on the hands with the hard helmets of our opponents. That caused fumbles. So, Coach Hayes discontinued the use of soft helmet padding to help stop our ball carriers from fumbling the ball. So, this tells us that all teams need to adopt one of the three suggestions above, not just some of the teams.
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