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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...

N.Y. bill aims to ban tackle football for children under 12
A New York lawmaker says he will reintroduce legislation this week that seeks to ban tackle football statewide for children under the age of 12. According to The New York Times, state assemblyman Michael Benedetto, who sponsors the bill, faces lo...

USA Football announces partnership with Focus 3
INDIANAPOLIS — USA Football has partnered with industry leader Focus 3 to offer a leadership system to support high school football programs. The new program offers coaches a multifaceted training approach to install leadership and culture-buildi...








