LACROSSE RECONDITIONING AND RECERTIFICATION

CLEANGEAR USA is a member of the National Equipment Reconditioners Association (NAERA) and certified with the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE). All manufacturers of lacrosse helmets and NAERA members adhere to and support these NOCSAE standards. CLEANGEAR USA reconditions and recertifies helmets according to the rules and tests set forth to meet NOCSAE standards.

Reconditioning involves testing, cleaning, sanitizing and even replacing lacrosse helmets, the shoulder, arm and rib pads to a like new condition whose safety is recertified by NOCSAE.  The growing industry of athletic equipment reconditioning is much more sophisticated than just cleaning worn and dirty uniforms.

All coaches, trainers or equipment managers knows what a team’s equipment looks like at the end of the season - the equipment is beaten, battered, worn and broken.  Equipment managers are faced with the choice of absorbing the high cost of new equipment or using old unsafe equipment.  There is an alternative that addresses both the cost and safety concerns – athletic equipment reconditioning.  CLEANGEAR USA is extremely through, especially in regards to the reconditioning process and recertification of a lacrosse helmet.  Close inspection of all helmet parts – visor, shell, facemask, interior padding and hardware, reveals the extent to which repair and replacement is required.

CLEANGEAR USA IS THE ONLY RECONDITIONER to apply the SportsAide Aegis Microbe Shield / Antimicrobial Treatment to all athletic equipment that is reconditioned and recertified. This proven technology has been used exclusively in the medical and consumer goods applications over the past 30 years. It effectively controls the growth of a wide-array of bacteria, mold, mildew and fungi on treated equipment 24/7 365 days. The alliance of the SportsAide treatment with the cleaning process of CLEANGEAR USA raise the standard in protection to the athletic equipment industry.

At CLEANGEAR USA, it is understood by all of our staff that the athletic equipment we recondition and recertify, is used for and is designed to protect any athlete from injuries. All athletic directors and coaches know that athletic equipment is becoming increasingly expensive, while school budgets are diminishing. By reconditioning athletic equipment regularly, your athletic department will be able to:

1) Prolong the use of expensive equipment

2) Reduce the risk of contracting viruses & bacteria

3) Significantly reduce athletic equipment costs

4) Maintain the integrity and performance of expensive equipment

5) Protect the safety of athletes

6) Reduce health risks and liability

CLEANGEAR USA strongly recommends the regular recertification of lacrosse helmets under the NOCSAE and NAERA standards which will ensure that every helmet is maintained to the suggested manufacturer’s specifications.

OUR RECONDITIONING PROCESS FOR HELMETS IS AS FOLLOWS:

1) Helmet shells found with stress and hairline cracks are automatically REJECTED

2)    Face masks are removed and inspected

3)  Helmets are NOCSAE tested before and after reconditioning

4) All interior and exterior parts are tested and replaced with OEM approved parts as necessary

5)  Helmet Structural integrity is inspected

6) All air bladders are inflated and inspected for defects

7)  All helmets are treated with an Aegis Microbe Shield / Antimicrobial Application

8)  Original manufacturers warning labels are applied

9)  NAERA and NOCSAE labels are applied

  10)   Helmets are cleaned and sanitized and the 
         reconditioning process is completed 

CLEANGEAR USA also reconditions lacrosse shoulder, arm and rib pads. 

All Pads are cleaned, sanitized and inspected. All Pad Laces are replaced.

All Pad Hardware is replaced with stainless steel parts.

All Pads are polished and bagged.

All Pads are treated with the Aegis Microbe Shield / Antimicrobial Application to prevent the growth of Staph (MRSA), odor causing bacteria, mold, mildew 24/7 365 days.

All Pads include all the above services, any additional internal or external parts are extra.

The philosophy of CLEANGEAR USA is to ensure that every helmet received at our facilities to be reconditioned or recertified, will exceed the customer expectations and comply with all manufacturing and government standards, to insure the safety of all athletes as our 
          TOP PRIORITY WITHOUT COMPROMISE!