User Guide

Check The
Final Fit
STEP FIVE
If the helmet does not meet ALL of the following check list items,
the player needs a different size and/or a different style of helmet:
1. The helmet rests 1” above the eyebrow
2. The player’s ear canal is lined up with the helmet’s ear holes,
and you can see the player’s ear canal through the helmet’s
ear holes.
3. The player’s Occipital bone is completely covered by and
touching the back of the helmet. The person fitting the helmet
should be able to slide a hand under the back edge of the
helmet, but not be able to go past the Occipital bone.
4. Check for movement. Instruct the player to keep his/her head
still while you turn the helmet side-to-side and up-and-down.
Look for the player’s forehead skin to move with the helmet.
a. The player’s skin moving with the helmet indicates a
good fit.
b. If the helmet moves independently of the player’s
forehead skin, the helmet is too big. Put the player in a
smaller size helmet.
c. If the helmet touches the player’s eye brows when the
helmet is moved up-and-down, the helmet is too big.
Put the player in a smaller size helmet.
5. Have the player remove the helmet, and check for:
a. Red mark on the forehead – This indicates a good fit.
b. White mark on the forehead – This indicates the helmet
is too tight. Put the player in a larger size helmet.
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