Category: Football »

September 15, 2015

Football coach banned for ordering crab walks on scorching turf

A Connecticut high school football coach was banned the first two games of the season after ordering his players to perform crab walks on the scorching turf field, leaving many with blisters. Stratford High School won its first game last week, des...


September 14, 2015

Understanding and preventing football injuries

Football can lead to many injuries. It’s one of the most popular sports in the United States and leads all other sports in the number of injuries sustained, according to studies done in emergency rooms, doctors’ offices, clinics for football-rela...


September 14, 2015

Pennsylvania prep football teams combine for 197 points

Two Pennsylvania high school football teams erupted for 197 points on Friday, and one of the team's running backs rushed for 10 touchdowns. [caption id="attachment_13972" align="alignright" width="343"] Photo via Twitter, @Mdvlbulldogs.[/caption] ...


September 14, 2015

Another Texas high school football player goes after referee

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4aOCvOIcR8[/embed] For the second time this month, a Texas high school football player was ejected from a game for going after a referee. St. Anthony Catholic High School (San Antonio) was playing Hyde P...


September 8, 2015

High school football players accused of targeting ref with hit

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNCrs63JeuM[/embed] Two Texas high school football players have been suspended over what appears to be a coordinated attack on a referee during a game over the weekend. The John Jay High School (San Anto...


nlrb
September 3, 2015

N.Y. high school suspends football season over hazing allegations

A New York high school has suspended all games and practices for its varsity and junior varsity football teams while it investigates hazing allegations. WNYW in New York reports that one volunteer coach has been suspended and three players have be...


August 25, 2015

Indiana HS football teams put on probation after fight

A fight that ended an Indiana high school football game last week has landed the two teams on probation for the remainder of the 2015-16 season. Indiana High School Athletic Association Commissioner Bobby Cox announced the sanctions this afternoon...


August 24, 2015

Michigan offering free concussion insurance to prep athletes

Junior and high school athletes in Michigan will now be covered by concussion insurance, offered free of charge by the state athletic association. Michigan becomes the first state to offer free concussion insurance to its members. Montana announc...