Late last year, the movie Concussion dramatized the discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE [if you haven’t seen the movie yet; I recommend it]. The movie attempts to move the discussion from a football fan or football parent-driven one to a more general public discussion. As a youth recreational sports advocate, this issue hits home asContinue reading “Football Head Injury Risk Enters Public Lexicon”
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The APA on Youth Tackle Football & “Hit Counts”
When I started this blog, I didn’t think the majority of my posts would be about youth tackle football, but this is a vital topic of conversation in youth recreational sports. My last post mentioned the National Association of Youth Sports. Another organization I follow on Twitter is The Aspen Sports Institute (@AspenInstSports) because theyContinue reading “The APA on Youth Tackle Football & “Hit Counts””
Should My Son Play Youth Tackle Football?
I love football. I know love is a strong word. My wife tells my kids and I to think about that when for instance, one of my boys says he loves pizza; “we love each other”, she says…we just really like other things like pizza and football. But, you know, I think I really do loveContinue reading “Should My Son Play Youth Tackle Football?”
