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Thanks Xenith","reviewer_name":"Jordan QB BEA#VGT"},{"date":"2021-09-01 08:04:05 UTC","title":"cool","rating":5,"content":"cool helmet","reviewer_name":"Blake"},{"date":"11/07/2025","title":"Good helmet","rating":5,"content":"This year was my first year playing tackle football and I trued on a bunch of different helmets and this was the one that was most comfy and fit great also you can bearly feel hits witch is great","reviewer_name":"Parker"},{"date":"12/05/2024","title":"best helmet","rating":5,"content":"My son was useing a Shultz and was getting headaches. Bought him a Xenith and no more headache.  Worth every penny.  Would love to get them for our hole youth team.  Thanks Xenith","reviewer_name":"Jordan QB BEA#VGT"},{"date":"09/01/2021","title":"cool","rating":5,"content":"cool helmet","reviewer_name":"Blake"},{"content":"Ordered this helmet for my nephew who is in GA! With the pandemic this year he had to get his own helmet in order to play. 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