The World’s Most Advanced AFL Head Protection

Independently proven to reduce rotational forces in concussions and sub-concussions, and reduce brain injury risk.

Reduces concussion risk by 74%*
Reduces rotational force transmission by up to 61%*
Reduces linear force transmission by up to 64%*

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*Based on independent testing in the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab – Halos® is 5 Star rated.

Rezon Halos®: Protecting Your Brain in AFL

Halos® is a groundbreaking Australian Rules Football headguard that protects the brain. It’s the only head protection of its kind that is designed to reduce your risk of concussion and developing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) from the accumulated damage of sub-concussions.

Why Halos^®?

Reduces concussion risk by 74%*
Reduces rotational force to the brain by up to 61%, and linear force by up to 64%*
Internationally recognised Virginia Tech 5 star safety rating
CE/UKCA Category II PPE-certified
Sleek, lightweight, flexible and hypoallergenic
Water and tear-resistant
Machine washable

*based on independent testing

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Rotection® Technology

Engineered to reduce rotational forces, which are the primary mechanism of brain injury.

Rotection® is a proprietary, nine-layered, comfortable, lightweight protective system to protect the brain across contact, collision, and combat sports. Independently tested at Virginia Tech, Halos® with Rotection® technology demonstrated up to a 61% reduction in rotational forces*. Deliberately designed to protect your brain.

*based on independent testing.

Why Halos® is different.

Rezon Halos® is the only non-helmeted head worn protection to hold both CE / UKCA Category II PPE certification and a Virginia Tech 5 Star safety rating.

Conventional headgear in sport is designed to only protect from surface injury, cuts and abrasions. Halos® is different, it is brain protection.

Halos® is engineered to protect your brain by reducing the transmission of rotational forces in sub-concussive and concussive impacts. By lowering exposure to these forces, Halos® is focused on reducing neuro-inflammation and lessening the risk of triggering longer-term neuro-degenerative consequences, including CTE, motor neurone disease, and Parkinson’s disease.

How Does Different Head Protection for AFL Compare?

Protective Capability	Rezon Halos®	GameGear	N-Pro
Brain protection designed to reduce injury risk	Yes	No	No
Qualified rotational force reduction	Yes (up to 61%) ^[11]	No	Yes (~34%)
CE / UKCA Category II PPE certified	Yes	No	Yes
Virginia Tech Helmet Lab Rating	★★★★★	Not publicly declared	Not publicly declared
Product Weight	70g	350g	190g
Product Thickness	9.5mm	Unknown	13mm

Watch: AFL player, Mike Sanders, reviewing Rezon Halos® after training.

Why do you protect your shins and teeth, but not your brain?

Every head impact creates rotational forces to the brain.

This is associated with the tearing of tiny blood vessels and brain cells; and over time, in the breakdown of the protective blood-brain barrier and the creation of damaging neuro-inflammation. This increases the risk of longer-term neurodegenerative consequences, including Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).

CTE is an early onset-dementia that typically occurs in ages 30-50 but can occur in teenagers and is a condition almost unique to contact and collision sports players.

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AFL players wearing Rezon Halos® brain protection.

The Brain is Vulnerable

In sports, the brain is vulnerable to rotational forces from both concussions and sub-concussions.

Sub-concussions are small force impacts that damage brain cell function, but do not produce evident signs or symptoms of concussion – so they go unnoticed. Sub-concussions are over 500 times more common than concussions in sport.

Repeated sub-concussions impact memory and attention, suppress brain function, and contribute to later life mood and behaviour problems including CTE. The risk and severity of CTE is caused primarily by the cumulative damage of multiple sub-concussive impacts, and not by concussions.

How does Halos® protect the brain?

Halos® protects your brain from rotational forces – this is where your brain rotates within your skull on impact, and is a lot more common than you think.

And that’s the biggest issue in brain injury: the undetected damage of rotational forces from repeated sub-concussions goes unnoticed, yet they’re progressively tearing brain cells and blood vessels, damaging the protective blood-brain barrier, and causing brain inflammation.

Halos® has nine protective layers, wrapped around the most critical areas of your head. On impact, each of these layers move over each other, reducing the transmission of rotational forces to the brain. Also three specific layers deform, further reducing impact energy.

Without wearing a Halos® in sport, your brain is subjected to damaging rotation. Halos® has been proven to reduce rotational forces by up to 61%. That’s a significant reduction for every player at every level, with the intention of reducing the risk of neurodegenerative consequences, which only start to be seen when the damage to the brain is already done.

Award-Winning Brain Protection for All

Rezon Halos® is suitable for use by all ages, players and sports in schools, universities, clubs and leagues.

Halos® gives every athlete the option to protect their brain, with a medically endorsed and legal protection product.

FAQs

Will Halos® move or come off in tackles?

A textured silicon grip on the inner lining ensures that Halos® remains securely in place.

Halos® has been extensively user tested across different sports, including in rugby scrums, to optimise the silicon gripping design, and the design and ergonomics were also tested as part of CE testing.

It is important to wear the correct size of Halos®, visit our size guide for more information.

How does Rezon Halos® compare to N-Pro?

Rezon Halos® and the N-Pro headguard differ fundamentally in both design intent and independently verified performance. Rezon Halos® is specifically engineered to reduce rotational force transmission to the brain and holds an internationally recognised Virginia Tech 5-star safety rating, indicating a high level of protection against concussion risk.

By contrast, no scrum cap or rugby helmet, including the N-Pro headguard, has publicly disclosed a 4- or 5-star Virginia Tech safety rating. While N-Pro has undergone testing using the Virginia Tech head-to-head methodology, the same peer-reviewed testing framework used to assess Rezon Halos®, its star rating has not been made public. Results of N-Pro’s Virginia Tech head-to-head methodology testing are publicly available. Overall, Rezon Halos® outperforms N-Pro.

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Are AFL headguards effective?

Some specialist headgear, including Rezon Halos®, can reduce concussion risk, but only when it addresses the biomechanical forces that cause brain injury during head impacts. No headgear can entirely prevent concussion, because concussion is a statistical risk. Modern neuroscience and sports biomechanics research increasingly shows that concussion and many other traumatic brain injuries are driven primarily by rotational forces transmitted to the brain during head impacts.

Most traditional non-helmeted sports headgear was not designed or even safety tested to reduce these forces. Instead, traditional non-helmeted sports headgear was originally developed to reduce visible injuries such as cuts, abrasions and cauliflower ear by cushioning linear impact forces at the surface of the head.

Learn more: Does Headgear Prevent Concussion? What the Science Actually Shows

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