VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (WTKR)- Floyd Kellam head coach Brian Neas remembers how concussions were handled during his playing days.

"We'd get them and you'd go right back in...and you can tell," Neas chuckled. "We want to give these kids every advantage that they can have to be as safe and have as much fun as they can playing."

With that in mind, Neas has a new requirement this season. Each one of his players must wear a Guardian Cap during every practice and every game. The cap is an extra layer of padding that attaches over the top of the helmet. All the Knights were excited to comply.

Well, maybe not right away...

"Man, these things look goofy man," smiled junior athlete Aaron Smith. "They look so bad."

"First reaction, I didn't want to too much," junior offensive lineman Max Galbraith.

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