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April 17, 2013

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...


April 16, 2013

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...


April 5, 2013

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...


April 4, 2013

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...


March 25, 2013

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...


March 8, 2013

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...


March 4, 2013

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...


February 27, 2013

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 ...


February 19, 2013

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...


February 12, 2013

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...