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[SportsSafety]

I am part of a working group linked to Loughborough University in the UK, focussed on demonstrating the benefit of directing R&D funding to driving true innovation in safety and performance to equipment manufacturers.

We have developed a brief questionnaire that we would like to be completed by players actively involved in Cricket. In turn, we will do everything we can to respond with encouraging a resurgence of cricket product development. Our case would be strongest supported by information from as broad a cross section of the active cricketing population as possible.

Please click on this link or copy it into your address bar.
http://CricketSafety.questionpro.com

We are also recruiting for volunteers to test new equipment. You will have brand new custom equipment made for you at the cutting edge of sports design. All we need is for you to commit to giving us productive feedback on our products before they are released to the market.

This type of study has been performed very successfully in the past, as a catalyst for enormous development of American Football helmets over the last 6 years, including over 25% greater impact protection and real-time diagnostic player health information transmitted directly to coaches on the sideline. We are looking to encourage manufacturers to achieve and market real advances in player safety, with the belief that introducing such products will make sport more enjoyable, accessible and help people enjoy our sport for longer.

Kind regards,
Simon Patterson
Sports Safety Working Group UK

[Master-Basterd]

Done your questionnaire  

[anthonyant]

ditto

[ianbuchanan]

completed the questionnaire, thanks

[Howzat]

Also done. Please check your PM's

[Jord030994]

Also just completed the questionnaire!

[Liam-SCCC]

i have done it too!

[newerapined]

done it aswell.

[AlRidd]

Me also!

[peplow]

filled it in sounds good.

[danspink]

Also just done the survey

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Simon

Very intrigued by your questionaaire as this is something I covered during my dissertation and went through the R&D, concept and development stages through to production. It ended up being taken on by CCC and marketed under their brand as the in-fl-8r, SATRA testing proved it to be 3x safer than the Puma and GM gloves at the time which i think is a key tool in pushing an innovative product unless its sold under an established brand which people will buy due to the brand name etc. People think gimmick if they see something new and different to the norm as proved with both the glove and helmet projects in recent years.

Best of luck with the project and look forward to updates on the progress!

[Biggyd63]

Done!

[niceonechoppy]

Done the questionnaire!

[stevie]

Done it.