Systems for providing training opportunities based on data collected from monitoring a physiological parameter of a player wearing a protective sports helmet while engaged in playing a contact sport

A physiological parameter monitoring system for a protective sports helmet worn by a specific player engaged in playing a contact sport, the monitoring system comprising:

• a helmet shell;
• an energy attenuation layer installed within the shell of the helmet and including an arrangement of energy attenuation members;
• an in-helmet unit removably installed within the helmet shell, the in-helmet unit having:
• a sensor assembly positioned within an extent of the arrangement of energy attenuation members of the energy attenuation layer, the sensor assembly configured to detect sensor data experienced by the specific player while playing a session of the contact sport;
• a control module positioned within the helmet shell and coupled to the sensor assembly, the control module configured to:
• (i) receive sensor data from the sensor assembly, (ii) condition the sensor data to derive physiological parameter data for the specific player over a predetermined amount of time, and (iii) store said physiological parameter data prior to transmission of said data after conclusion of the session of the contact sport that resulted in detection of the sensor data;
• a remote server configured to receive the physiological parameter data from the control module after the conclusion of said session, wherein the remote server runs at least one training algorithm that selectively generates a report applicable to the specific player when the received physiological parameter data for the specific player exceeds a predetermined threshold derived from a previously recorded collection of physiological parameter data, wherein said report is provided to an authorized user and includes a collection of information with one or more of:
• a first training opportunity icon representative of a future training opportunity for the specific player based on impact intensity, a second training opportunity icon representative of a future training opportunity for the specific player based on impact location, a third training opportunity icon representative of a future training opportunity for the specific player based on impact volume, and a fourth training opportunity icon representative of a future training opportunity for the specific player based on impact load, and wherein the report is generated after a predetermined amount of time subsequent to the conclusion of said session;
• and,
• wherein said previously recorded collection of physiological parameter data is distinct from said physiological parameter data for said specific player.

A physiological parameter monitoring system for multiple players wearing a protective sports helmet while engaged in playing a contact sport, the monitoring system comprising:

• a first helmet shell configured to be worn by a first player and having:
• an energy attenuation layer including an arrangement of energy attenuation members;
• an in-helmet unit removably installed within the arrangement of energy attenuation members of the energy attenuation layer, the in-helmet unit having:
• a sensor assembly configured to detect sensor data experienced by the first player while engaged in playing a session of the contact sport;
• a control module coupled to the sensor assembly, the control module being configured to receive sensor data and condition said sensor data to determine physiological parameter data for the first player, wherein the physiological parameter data is stored in the control module;
• a second helmet shell configured to be worn by a second player and having:
• an energy attenuation layer including an arrangement of energy attenuation members;
• an in-helmet unit removably installed within the arrangement of energy attenuation members of the energy attenuation layer, the in-helmet unit having:
• a sensor assembly configured to detect sensor data experienced by the second player while engaged in playing a session of the contact sport;
• a control module coupled to the sensor assembly, the control module being configured to receive sensor data and condition said sensor data to determine physiological parameter data for the second player, wherein the physiological parameter data is stored in the control module;
• a receiving device remote from said in-helmet units, wherein the receiving device selectively receives physiological parameter data for the first and second players from said control modules after completion of a first time interval of the session of the contact sport;
• a remote server that subsequently receives physiological parameter data for the first and second players from the receiving device that is transmitted after conclusion of the session of the contact sport, wherein the remote server subsequently runs at least one training algorithm that selectively generates:
• (i) a first report applicable to the first player when the received physiological parameter data for the first player exceeds a first predetermined threshold derived from a daily or weekly summary of the previously recorded collection of physiological parameter data, and (ii) a second report applicable to the second player when the received physiological parameter data for the second player exceeds a second predetermined threshold derived from a daily or weekly summary of the previously recorded collection of physiological parameter data, wherein said first and second reports are provided to an authorized user and include a collection of information that includes one or more training opportunity icons representative of a future training opportunity tailored to each of the first and second players based on daily or weekly summaries of one or more of:
• impact intensities, impact locations, impact volumes, and impact loads;
• and
• a remote graphical user interface (GUI) configured to selectively display said first and second reports to said authorized user.