Welcome to NogginLOC & FaceLOC

NogginLOC is a helmet restraint system designed to keep the chin strap attached securely to ANY type of helmet.  It prevents the helmet from coming off. Although NogginLOC is shown above on football gear, this system can be easily installed on any helmet that uses a chin strap! Helmets designed for Baseball, Lacrosse, Hockey, Skiing Bull Riding, Snowboarding and Construction are all able to use NogginLOC,

NogginLOC is much more secure than standard fasteners but can also be easily operated by small children .

NogginLOC has an optional fixed high mount and a removable low mount.

NogginLOC can also be used on other sports gear and other outdoor sporting goods where quick connections and removal are needed. Dog leashes, safety straps, and other consumer products where quick connections are helpful, can benefit from using NogginLOC.

NogginLOC was also lab tested by The Andrews Research & Education Foundation in Penscaola Florida. 

Helmet technology has changed since I played football 14 years ago. Who would have thought that it would have taken this long to come up with a product like NogginLOC where the helmets can actually stay on the players heads?  

KEN HARVEY, FOUNDER AND CEO OF JAKA CONSULTING GROUP; FOUR-TIME PRO BOWL LINEBACKER IN THE NFL

My name is Roger Brown. I played tackle football for five years and have coached youth tackle football for the past two years. My nine year old son has been playing tackle football for the past two years. He began using using NogginLOC to secure his chin strap at the beginning of this season. He is a starter on both the offense and defense and is on every special team as well. He is not only just on the field; he is the starting running back and middle linebacker so gives and receives contact on every play. He has now played in eight full contact games, three full contact scrimmages, and dozens of full contact practices. The security of his helmet has never been an issue - not one single time. I see other youth players, both on my team and on opponents’ teams, who do NOT have secure helmets. This insecurity can come from partial “snapping” before the play – where the player thought their chinstrap was snapped, but was not – to snaps coming unbuckled during the middle of play due to contact. While I have not yet witnessed a youth helmet come off during play, I am certain it happens. I have seen multiple instances of an unsecure chin strap causing the helmet to rise well up on the forehead (with the chin strap ending up over the nose or eye area.) I have knelt down on the field during a game at the head of an injured player with just this circumstance...a few times. It is not only a scary moment, but more importantly it makes it difficult to assess the injury and to know right away whether there is a head or neck injury or simply a player that got the “wind” knocked out of them. I have also seen multiple instances of contact causing the helmet to torque sideways and then up on the players head after impact when a traditional chin strap buckle comes undone. I have seen players in the middle of contact drills at practice have to stop and re-buckle their helmet. I have had to blow a whistle in the middle of a drill to stop a player from making contact with another player that has a chin strap that has become unbuckled. My son has noted to whoever asks about his helmet that it makes him feel safe and says that he sees other players’ chinstraps and helmets come off and that he never has to worry about that. I couldn’t agree more with him. As a parent and coach, NogginLoc makes me feel better about the safety of my son and my players. The helmet is the most important piece of safety equipment that a football player has and it simply must stay on and stay secure to provide the players the protection they need. NogginLoc has an additional benefit with youth players. They often have trouble fastening the traditional snaps on a chinstrap. As a coach, I am continuously asked for help with snapping chinstraps. Players also often help each other with fastening the snaps – but with differing degrees of success. As I noted earlier, a chin strap may feel secure but if it is not fully snapped, it will come loose with minimal contact. With NogginLoc, I don’t have to worry about that. The player can both feel and hear it snap when it goes on. And of course, it does not come undone during contact– its primary purpose. It only will release when the player pulls out on the mechanism – which is also easy to do. I have seen NogginLoc perform during 90 degree days, and during rain and mud with no issues at all. A muddy traditional snap is nightmare – once dirt gets in there, it simply does not securely fasten. In my opinion as a coach, parent of a player, and football fan; NogginLoc is long overdue and unquestionably increases player safety. I believe it should be mandatory equipment for every helmet at every level, from youth football to the NFL. Roger Brown - VA 

 My name is Victor Göransson and I live in Stockholm, Sweden. I have been playing football for a couple of years both in Sweden and in the US. I play in a team in the swedish “superserien” which is the national league. I have always had a problem with helmets coming loose due to the buckles couldn’t handle the hits and detach. And even if the helmet didn’t come completely off you run the risk of getting hit in the face by the facemask. So with all this in mind I started searching for a solution, I thought that someone must have had the same problem as me and came up with a solution. After searching for a while I realized there wasn’t any product out there that could help me resolve this problem. After some more searching I came into contact with Allen Bancroft and NogginLOC. Even if they hadn’t started shipping yet Allen was nice enough to set me up with a NogginLOC set including buckles. It seems strange to me that this kind of product focusing on player safety and security wasn’t already on the market, considering the forces that are exerted on a player’s equipment. For me as a player it has let me focus on the game and I don’t have to even think about if my helmet will come loose or fly off if I get hit. I regularly see this happen to other players. And I don’t have to deal with the inconvenience of somebody having to reattach my buckles or getting hit in the face. NogginLOC is a great product that meets a need for an updated helmet buckle that focuses on player safety. Victor Göransson  - SWEDEN 

 Allen, I just wanted to let you know that my 10 year old son last year wore the NogginLOC chin strap and he loved it and I did to. He was our running back and not once did it come loose or come off, continued to use this product this upcoming season and I want to say thank you. We live in north central Kansas and I have been trying to let them know about this awesome product. Tony  

 My name is Will Westing. I have been coaching tackle football for 6 years. My 13 year old son wore the NogginLOC on his helmet this year for 8 games, 2 scrimmages and a minimum of 30 practices. My son has played tackle football for 6 years. We were happy to use the NogginLOC this year, and were very pleased with the product. At the younger youth levels, I see a great value in the NogginLOC. First and foremost, the ease at which the device attaches is a huge plus, because the kids can more easily buckle their own chin strap on, not requiring the coaches to do it for them. I love the idea that Allen thought outside of the box, and decided to invent something to replace the snaps that we have been using on helmets for as long as I have played and coached. This is a really solid device, and offers the added security that the chin strap will not come unsnapped like the standard snaps do. If the helmet and chin strap are fitted properly, I have every confidence that the NogginLOC will do a better job of keeping the helmet on a child’s head than the traditional snaps can. My son’s helmet came off 3 times in his first 5 years of playing tackle football, and this year it did not come off one single time. Again, I am pleased to have used the NogginLOC on my son’s helmet this year, and hope that I will someday soon see them on many more kid’s helmets. Thank you, Will Westing Youth Football Coach and Father of a youth football player.   

Mr. Bancroft

On behalf of the Richmond Touchdown Club I wanted to thank you for installing the nine locking chin strap devices on player's helmets in the North / South Big River Rivalry All-Star Game. The devices worked impeccably. The players who wore the helmets were very pleased with the ease of putting their chin straps on and taking them off. The athletes all wanted the device for their future play. We believe any device that will keep the helmet on will help in preventing concussions.

Thanks again for letting us be on the forefront of this devices use. 

Rudy ward

President of Touchdown Club of Richmond