System and method for evaluating and providing treatment to sports participants

A method for monitoring a specific player from among a larger group of players engaged in a contact sport based upon monitoring impacts sustained by the specific player, the method comprising steps of:

• providing a system having:
• a helmet worn by the specific player while playing the contact sport, the helmet having a protective outer shell and an internal padding assembly,
• a reporting unit associated with the specific player of the larger group of players and removably positioned within an interior of the helmet worn by the specific player, the reporting unit having a sensor, a wireless transmitter and a control unit, and
• a portable hand-held signaling device remotely located from the specific player;
• using the sensor to monitor impacts sustained by the specific player while the specific player is playing the contact sport;
• utilizing the control unit to:
• (i) compute impact results and compare said impact results to at least one impact-related threshold, (ii) determine an alert event when at least one of said impact results surpasses a predetermined value of the at least one impact-related threshold, and (iii) determine alert information corresponding to the alert event;
• sending alert information from the reporting unit to the portable hand-held signaling device upon occurrence of the alert event;
• and
• displaying the alert information on the portable hand-held signaling device, said alert information includes:
• (i) a specific player's identification,
• (ii) a time of the alert event, and
• (iii) a graphical point of impact on a pictorial representation of a head.

A method for monitoring a specific player from among a larger group of players engaged in a contact sport based upon monitoring impacts sustained by the specific player, the method comprising steps of:

• providing a system having:
• a helmet worn by the specific player while playing the contact sport, the helmet having a protective outer shell and an internal padding assembly,
• a reporting unit associated with the specific player of the larger group of players and removably positioned within an interior of the helmet worn by the specific player, the reporting unit having a sensor, a wireless transmitter and a control unit, and
• a portable hand-held signaling device remotely located from the specific player;
• using the sensor to monitor impacts sustained by the specific player while the specific player is playing the contact sport;
• utilizing the control unit to compute impact information;
• sending impact information from the reporting unit to the portable hand-held signaling device upon;
• and
• uploading the impact information from the portable hand-held signaling device to a remote database;
• accessing the remote database using an internet enabled device;
• and
• displaying the impact information on the internet enabled device, wherein said displaying of the impact information includes a pictorial display showing the location of at least one impact sustained by the specific player over a predefined amount of time on a representation of a head.