The act also requires youth tackle football leagues to assist in tracking ... safety framework for young athletes, including equipment standards and restrictions on exposure to full-contact ...

Youth tackle football has been shown to increase ... MORE: Parents honor late son by promoting improved football safety equipment "The 2023 NFL Pro Bowl was a flag football game for the safety ...

California lawmakers who want to ban tackle football for kids ... get hurt more while playing flag football because the players don’t wear protective gear. “Flag football is still a contact ...

Statistics from the CDC show that youth tackle football athletes between the ages ... And Dr. Feeley believes, despite the improvements, current equipment is not good enough yet.

Opponents of the bill say youth players are at a disadvantage when transitioning from flag football to tackle football because ... Johnston says helmet equipment is better than its ever been ...