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Will be interesting to see how far this goes.
Per 247:
In recent years, the cries for something to be done about head injuries in the game of football have gotten louder and louder. Now, the state of California is taking drastic measures in an effort to reduce the number of concussions in youth football.
According to the Los Angeles Times, California has introduced the "Safe Youth Football Act". The bill, introduced by lawmakers Kevin McCarty and Lorena Gonalez Fletcher, would bar kids from playing tackle football until they got to high school.
Gonzalez Fletcher is concerned with how traumatic head injuries will affect the young athletes later in life.
“The science is clear: head injuries sustained at a young age can harm kids for the rest of their lives,” Gonzalez Fletcher said in a statement. “Developing skills through flag football before high school is sound public policy from a health and safety standpoint.”
McCarty noted that non-contact football at a young age doesn't necessarily stifle the development of a young player.
McCarty noted that noncontact youth football has produced a number of NFL legends including Jerry Rice, Walter Payton, Lawrence Taylor, Jim Brown and Tom Brady.
Shows like "Friday Night Tykes" on Esquire, which have risen in popularity over the last couple of years, show the type of violent hits children can take at a very young age. Those who oppose this new bill may argue that not allowing players to hit until high school may cause more injuries to athletes due to not knowing how to properly tackle.
https://247sports.com/Bolt/Californ...l-high-school-if-new-bill-is-passed-114918045
Per 247:
In recent years, the cries for something to be done about head injuries in the game of football have gotten louder and louder. Now, the state of California is taking drastic measures in an effort to reduce the number of concussions in youth football.
According to the Los Angeles Times, California has introduced the "Safe Youth Football Act". The bill, introduced by lawmakers Kevin McCarty and Lorena Gonalez Fletcher, would bar kids from playing tackle football until they got to high school.
Gonzalez Fletcher is concerned with how traumatic head injuries will affect the young athletes later in life.
“The science is clear: head injuries sustained at a young age can harm kids for the rest of their lives,” Gonzalez Fletcher said in a statement. “Developing skills through flag football before high school is sound public policy from a health and safety standpoint.”
McCarty noted that non-contact football at a young age doesn't necessarily stifle the development of a young player.
McCarty noted that noncontact youth football has produced a number of NFL legends including Jerry Rice, Walter Payton, Lawrence Taylor, Jim Brown and Tom Brady.
Shows like "Friday Night Tykes" on Esquire, which have risen in popularity over the last couple of years, show the type of violent hits children can take at a very young age. Those who oppose this new bill may argue that not allowing players to hit until high school may cause more injuries to athletes due to not knowing how to properly tackle.
https://247sports.com/Bolt/Californ...l-high-school-if-new-bill-is-passed-114918045