During a recent match by KFC Damme against Club Roeselare, Yari Vanhaverbeke, keeper at the U21, played with such a helmet. He feels noticeably safer because of it. “With such a helmet I dare to come out much more and I am less scared, “says Yari.” Without a helmet you always have to be careful that you don’t get a knee or elbow against your head. Now I feel much better protected. “
The decision to buy helmets came after another youth keeper of the club, Lucas, was severely injured after a collision. “Lucas suffered a serious main injury during a salvation. He got a knee against his head and was out of battle for two weeks,” says chairman Vincent Goemaere.