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Illinois House committee advances tackle football ban
An Illinois House committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would ban tackle football statewide for children under the age of 12. The bill now heads to the full House, where legislators will debate and vote on the measure. The Mental Health Commi...
NFL Draft invites high school coaches of players in attendance
College football players who accept an invitation to this year's NFL Draft can bring along their high school coaches, NFL.com's Gil Brandt reported Thursday. The NFL will pay all expenses for high school coaches who make the trip. The draft kicks ...
Calif. fourth state to consider minimum age for tackle football
A pair of California lawmakers have introduced a bill that would set a minimum age for kids to participate in tackle football. California is the fourth state this year to consider such legislation, joining Maryland, Illinois and New York. Californ...
NFHS approves rule changes for high school football
High school football players found with missing or improperly worn equipment while on the field will be removed from the game for at least one down, unless the improper equipment is attributed to a foul by the opponent. This revision in Rule 1-5-5...
Poll: Half of parents would discourage kids from football
A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that nearly half of parents would discourage their kids from playing football due to concussion concerns. The same poll was conducted in 2014, when 37% of parents said they would steer their kids away ...
Georgia bill would require replay in high school football playoffs
A proposal by Georgia lawmakers would require that instant replay be used in high school football playoff and championship games to correct missed calls by referees. [caption id="attachment_16017" align="alignright" width="263"] Photo: Brian Canto...
Tracking Football: 96% of Super Bowl players were multi-sport athletes
A staggering 96 percent of the players participating in this weekend's Super Bowl played multiple sports in high school, according to an analysis from TrackingFootball.com. The scouting service released its breakdown Tuesday, showing that 102 of t...
Cultivating a team identity
For four years as a player and another six as a coach at Rutgers University, “play all nine innings” was a consistent theme under our hall of fame head coach, Fred Hill. It wouldn’t be until years later, when I had my own clubs as a minor leagu...
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