The Lone Star Conference and VICIS today announced a partnership to extend access to the VICIS ZERO1 football helmet conference-wide and educate football players on the latest safety advancements in sports equipment.
 
      The VICIS ZERO1 recently ranked first for the third consecutive year in the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA)’s Helmet Performance Testing, which assesses the performance of all helmets used in the NFL to determine their ability to best reduce the severity of head impacts at the professional level. The ZERO1 outperformed 33 other helmets tested. The ZERO1 is also “top-rated” in VIRGINIA TECH® Helmet Ratings^tm for collegiate and high school play.
 
      “Educating and protecting our student-athletes has always been a focus of the Lone Star Conference, and we are excited to partner with VICIS to further this mission,” Lone Star Commissioner Jay Poerner said.  “We believe football is an important part of the collegiate experience for our member institutions, and we are committed to keeping the sport as safe as possible.  Working with equipment manufacturers who share our commitment to safety and education only serves to further advance this effort.”
 
      Through the partnership, the Lone Star Conference head football coaches, trainers and equipment managers will have access to on-field safety-related educational seminars provided by VICIS personnel, as well as receive significant discounts towards the purchase of helmets and accessories, all with the focus of improving student-athlete safety in the sport of football.
 
      “We are proud to partner with Commissioner Poerner and the Lone Star Conference to provide more access to and education around the safest possible equipment,” said Dave Marver, VICIS CEO and co-founder. “We look forward to working together this upcoming season and beyond.”
 
      The ZERO1 features a deformable outer shell and a unique columnar layer designed to slow impact forces while enhancing player’s performance. Players from more than 1,200 high school programs and 150 professional and college teams have embraced the ZERO1.
 
ABOUT LONE STAR CONFERENCE
The Lone Star Conference, which is the largest intercollegiate athletics conference in NCAA Division II with 19 member institutions, is an innovative athletics conference that aims to provide a superior competitive experience for member institutions and to allow for comprehensive development of student-athletes through academic services and life skills programming. Founded on April 25, 1931, the LSC started as a five-member conference of Texas-based schools and is now a 19-member league with 14 members in Texas, two in Oklahoma, two in New Mexico, and one in Arkansas.  The LSC conducts conference championships in 18 sports (nine men and nine women). 
 
ABOUT VICIS
Founded in 2013, VICIS' mission is to minimize the impact of sports-related head injuries. Since its launch in 2017, the ZERO1 football helmet has consistently ranked first in NFL/NFLPA Helmet Performance testing and was named one of TIME Magazine's 25 Best Inventions. VICIS' recently launched ZERO1 YOUTH helmet is the first football helmet specifically optimized for kids and is the best testing football helmet in the VIRGINIA TECH® YOUTH HELMET RATINGS™. Named one of Fast Company's 2018 Most Innovative Companies, VICIS is funded and advised by current and former professional athletes such as Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Jerry Rice, and Roger Staubach, as well as experts in neurosurgery, sports and pediatric medicine. For more information, visit www.vicis.com.