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From global media coverage to major partnerships — see how HIT is shaping the conversation around brain health in sport.

6D Helmets 6D Helmets
Partnership
Featured Coverage

6D Helmets & HIT — Awareness That Rides With You

6D Helmets feature HIT Connect as part of their rider safety ecosystem — capturing real-time impact data from every hit to give riders clearer feedback and a stronger picture of head health over time.

This partnership represents one of the clearest examples of HIT technology being integrated into rider protection at the point of use.

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Pinkbike Pinkbike
Ambassadors

HIT Recognition Announces Four New Brand Ambassadors

HIT Recognition expands its rider ambassador programme, welcoming four new elite MTB athletes to help raise awareness of head impact monitoring across the sport.

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Absolute Snow Absolute Snow
Media

HIT Head Impact Recognition Device — Helmet Safety Monitor

Absolute Snow spotlights HIT Connect as a helmet safety monitor for snow sports, focused on impact tracking and clearer feedback for athletes and families.

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ADV Pulse ADV Pulse
Partnership

6D Helmets & HIT Join Forces on Real-Time Concussion Detection

ADV Pulse covers the collaboration between 6D Helmets and HIT, combining helmet technology with real-time impact measurement to improve understanding of traumatic brain injury risk.

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Wales Online Wales Online
Media

Rugby Player Develops Wearable Technology to Tackle Head Injuries

Wales Online tells the story of HIT’s origins — how the technology was shaped by the need to address invisible head impacts in sport.

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Pinkbike Pinkbike
Press

555 RAAW Gravity Racing Use HIT's Revolutionary Research at World Cups

Pinkbike reports on HIT research being used in elite-level mountain bike competition, helping bring impact awareness into race environments.

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Vital MTB Vital MTB
Partnership

6D Helmets Partners with HIT to Advance Impact Measurement & Concussion Detection

Vital MTB covers the 6D and HIT partnership across impact measurement, brain fatigue monitoring, and concussion detection.

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Latest News

Latest from HIT News

Research, recovery stories, athlete experiences, and concussion reporting from the HIT news archive.

HIT Partners with Sportway Performance Clinic, to Advance Athlete Brain Health and Recovery Latest News
April 01, 2026

HIT Partners with Sportway Performance Clinic, to Advance Athlete Brain Health and Recovery

A new partnership between HIT and Sportway is helping bridge the gap between impact data and clinical care, supporting athletes with safer recovery...

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Monitoring Impact: Big Wave Surf Research Uses HIT Technology Latest News
December 03, 2025

Monitoring Impact: Big Wave Surf Research Uses HIT Technology

Monitoring Impact in Big Wave Surfing Big wave surfing pushes human limits — physically, mentally, and neurologically. This winter, a research init...

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HIT Partners With 6D Helmets Latest News
November 26, 2025

HIT Partners With 6D Helmets

Advancing the Future of Helmet Safety: Integrating Impact Data for Better Athlete Protection. HIT is proud to announce its partnership with 6D Helm...

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Tracking the Hidden Impact: How Modern Health U and HIT Recognition Are Changing Youth Hockey Safety Latest News
September 02, 2025

Tracking the Hidden Impact: How Modern Health U and HIT Recognition Are Changing Youth Hockey Safety

In youth ice hockey, the scoreboard tells you who won the game — but it doesn’t tell you the whole story. Behind every slap shot, body check, and s...

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New head impact technology to help tackle concussions in sport Latest News
February 08, 2025

New head impact technology to help tackle concussions in sport

Device welcomed by mountain biking world champion, Reece Wilson, and leading academic.

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Three or more concussions linked with worse brain function in later life - OXFORD University Latest News
July 13, 2023

Three or more concussions linked with worse brain function in later life - OXFORD University

Experiencing three or more concussions is linked with worsened brain function in later life, according to new research.

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Symptoms Of Concussion, HIT+ & Concussion Recovery Latest News
March 01, 2023

Symptoms Of Concussion, HIT+ & Concussion Recovery

While the effects of a concussion vary from person to person, there are some common signs and symptoms that can indicate the presence of a concussi...

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Traumatic brain injury. A triathletes long road to recovery. Latest News
December 07, 2022

Traumatic brain injury. A triathletes long road to recovery.

“This accident changed my life and has continued to shape my perception of safety in cycling”.  Originally a triathlete and now more commonly road ...

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Laurie Tennant | A Mountain Bikers Concussion Experience Latest News
December 07, 2022

Laurie Tennant | A Mountain Bikers Concussion Experience

Since October 2020, Laurie Tennant has suffered from post-concussion syndrome. After being knocked out unconscious due to an accident on his Mounta...

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Concussion Biomechanics, head acceleration exposure and brain injury criteria in sports – A HIT Summary Latest News
December 07, 2022

Concussion Biomechanics, head acceleration exposure and brain injury criteria in sports – A HIT Summary

An explanation of the biomechanics of concussion and repeat HAE (head acceleration events), a description into the different research formats being...

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STRAVA X HIT Latest News
December 07, 2022

STRAVA X HIT

If you have been following HIT’s social media pages you will have seen that we now have our very own HIT.® Club page! 

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Concussion – Reporting Behavior in Rugby Latest News
December 07, 2022

Concussion – Reporting Behavior in Rugby

Throughout this research review, we will discuss re-occurring attitudes and behaviours and how this can directly or indirectly affect concussion aw...

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