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NFL linebacker retires after one season over head trauma concerns
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland announced Monday he is retiring from the league over concerns about the long-term effects of head trauma. Borland was one of the NFL's top rookies last season, starting eight games and recording 107 tac...
Constructing Camas football
How the Papermakers went from a stepping stone to powerhouse program [caption id="attachment_26794" align="aligncenter" width="490"] Photos courtesy of Camas High School[/caption] Every state has its perennial powerhouses, but the Camas football ...
SportsMed: Updates on sports concussions
A concussion consists of clinical symptoms stemming from a brain shaken by external forces. It is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and is sometimes called a “mild TBI,” although this term is used for injuries other than those sustained in s...
New Jersey limits contact in football practices
Beginning this fall New Jersey's high school football teams will be limited to 90 minutes of contact per week during practices. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association formally adopted the measure last week in an effort to reduc...
NFHS approves football rules changes
The National Federation of State High School Associations recently modified its rules for football in the organization's ongoing effort to reduce the risk of player injury. [caption id="attachment_10848" align="alignright" width="300"] The NFHS a...
NAIA football team raising money for title rings
Athletic programs can be lucrative for universities, but not so much at the NAIA level, where football national champion Southern Oregon University is using a fundraiser to purchase rings for staff and players. The NAIA national championship, wher...
Sayreville Public Schools could face $1.5M lawsuit
When we write about hazing and how schools should have preventative measures in place, it’s largely to protect student-athletes. But it’s also about safeguarding your institution. Sayreville High School’s district in New Jersey, where th...
From the Ground Up
How one Florida school brought football to campus with the help of its basketball team For years, Tony Medina wanted to start a football program at Faith Christian Academy, a K-12 school of 600 students in Orlando, Florida, that is affiliated with t...
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