Given concerns about concussions and head injuries, the number of young football players has dropped since 2008. But according to Project Play, an estimated 1,000,296 kids ages 6-12 years old played ...

States with policies allowing trans girls to play sports have seen increased rates of sports participation by cis girls.

A California state committee passed a bill in a vote of 5-2 on Wednesday aimed at banning tackle football in youth sports organizations for kids under the age of 12 ... and 14 who play tackle ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- For thousands of kids ... football is once again on the chopping block. A Sacramento area assemblyman introduced a new bill this week. If passed, any child under the age of 12 ...

That data led McCarty to author AB-734, which would outlaw tackle football for those under 12 statewide. "If kids want to play tackle, wait until they get to puberty when their bodies are more ...

He said kids under 12 shouldn’t be forced to play only flag football, which he said is a completely different sport from tackle football. “Flag football is oriented toward leaner, faster kids ...

When asked what age kids should start participating in contact sports, Mayer says it involves a combination of things. He mentions that kids above the age of 10 should be okay to pursue contact ...

EMTs performed CPR on the field for 10 minutes ... are other team sports. My husband, we don't even have kids yet and we have that conversation. "We don't want boys to play football if we have ...