News4JAX got a look at the equipment used to determine when it’s safe, and for how long student-athletes can be permitted to exercise outside in the heat.

News4jax is learning more about procedures at local schools should a medical emergency occur during practice or a game.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Some Local high schools are considering a new product that could help prevent the spread of the coronavirus for football players. With the scheduled start to football season right around the corner, coaches and doctors are working to find ways to keep players safe when the games begin. Helmet manufacturer Schutt has developed a new visor for football helmets that attaches to the inside of a faceguard called Splash Shield.The visor aims to cover a players eyes, nose and mouth to limit the spread of coronavirus as a sports return. The question is how effective will the visor be? While the equipment like the splash shield will help to protect players on the field coaches and players will have to pay attention to keeping locker rooms clean to protect players off of it.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - For years, the focus on football helmets and concussion safety has been at the NFL level, but now, there's new research on youth football helmets, courtesy of Virginia Tech's helmet lab. With the help of $3 million from the National Institutes of Health, the researchers at Virginia Tech tested every youth football helmet on the market. Bob Sefcik, executive director of Jacksonville Sports Medicine Program, said there's another critical safety factor parents need to double-check: How the helmet fits. "The schools individually purchase the helmets and I am sure they are looking at all of the technology that's available out there," Sefcik said. Sefcik said helmets are a big part of the safety solution, but they aren't the whole answer.