Tag Archives: concussion

Is Youth Football Less Safe than the NFL?

I recently came across another article on football and safety. This Time magazine article, Is the NFL Safer than High School Football? updates much of what I’ve read in the past, while highlighting the challenges I’ve previously written about. There are updates on the latest in CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) research. While the article’s titleContinueContinue reading “Is Youth Football Less Safe than the NFL?”

Helpful Website for Parents & Coaches On Youth Sports Concussions

I recently found a helpful website for parents and coaches interested in more information about concussions and youth sports. I have previously written a great deal about how the risk of concussion in youth football is affecting parents’ decisions about their child playing football and could put the very future of the sport at risk.ContinueContinue reading “Helpful Website for Parents & Coaches On Youth Sports Concussions”

The End of the NFL?

I have written (kind of extensively, really) about the issue of head injuries related to football and the impact on youth sports.  The August 29 issue of Sports Illustrated ran an article by Austin Murphy called Endgame that theorizes about life without a National Football League (re-read that using your best Chris Berman NFL Sunday CountdownContinueContinue reading “The End of the NFL?”