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Concussion Contributes To College Athlete Giving Up Football
Daily Camerahttp://www.dailycamera.com/cu-college-sports/ci_23040020/football-kyle-washington-moves-from-cu-buffsColorado spring football practices ended Tuesday with another goodbye from a player who has decided to give up the sport rather than risk...
Study: 12 Football Players Die Each Year In Practices, Games
The Morning Callhttp://articles.mcall.com/2013-04-06/news/mc-reuters-football-deahts-20130406_1_heat-related-deaths-college-football-catastrophic-sports-injury-researchEach year in the U.S. an average of a dozen high school and college football playe...
Maryland High School Football Participation Declining
somd.comhttp://somd.com/news/headlines/2013/16688.shtmlWhen the undefeated St. Frances Academy football team prepared to play Friends School of Baltimore last October, they didn’t expect to win without playing. But that’s exactly what ha...
Iowa Passes New Guidelines For Preseason Football Practice
Dickinson County Newshttp://www.dickinsoncountynews.com/story/1955573.htmlNew guidelines for preseason football practices will go into effect this fall.According to the Iowa High School Athletic Association member school’s athletic directors an...
Louisiana Considers Modifying High School Football Playoff Format
TheNewsStar.comhttp://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130321/SPORTS/303210329/LHSAA-committee-decide-football-playoffsPeople wanting answers about the football playoff split will have to keep waiting.The Louisiana High School Athletic Association refer...
Study: Brain Damage Found In College Football Players Who Never Had Concussions
CBSNewshttp://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57573070/brain-damage-found-in-college-football-players-who-didnt-suffer-concussions-study-suggests/Concussions sustained on the football field and in other sports have been linked to brain trauma and a dise...
Louisiana Legislature Examines Decision To Split Private And Public School Football Playoffs
The Associated Presshttp://www.usatodayhss.com/news/article/high-school-football-playoffs-louisiana-legislatureThe Legislature is looking into the Louisiana High School Athletic Association’s decision to separate public school football playoffs...
Illinois High School Cuts Football For 2013 Due To Lack Of Participation
Pantagraph.comhttp://www.pantagraph.com/sports/high-school/football/blue-ridge-drops-varsity-football-for/article_fd7c3c60-8089-11e2-98c4-001a4bcf887a.htmlWith the number of players dwindling, particularly among upperclassmen, Blue Ridge High School ...
UGA Study To Look At Effects Of High School Football
The Telegraphhttp://www.macon.com/2013/02/18/2361040/uga-research-study-looks-into.htmlThe long-term physical effects of playing football remain a hot subject, especially among those who played it for a living. But an ongoing UGA research study is ta...
Illinois Legislator Joins Fight To Limit Hits In Football Practice
Chicago Tribunehttp://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-11/news/ct-met-football-concussions-20130212_1_high-school-football-practice-state-lawmaker-chad-hetletA state legislator is proposing that high school football teams be allowed to tackle duri...