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 ...

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 ...

Original: A proposed law that would ban youth tackle football for kids under 12 is ... safety framework for young athletes, including equipment standards and restrictions on exposure to full ...

put California youth players behind those in other states and cut off some children from a source of exercise and an important after-school activity. No state has banned tackle football for kids ...

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 ...

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 ...