No state has banned tackle football for kids, but there have been attempts to do so. Similar bills that were introduced previously in California, New York, and Illinois failed to pass. California ...

youth are often exposed to the game at an early age. In America, the age at which children start playing football varies. In high school, tackle football is the norm and kids may start playing ...

I know firsthand that youth tackle football can leave a child’s body broken and damaged for life. At age 11, a boy was tackled in youth football. His thigh bone was driven into his hip ...

A California bill that aims to reduce the risk of brain injury by banning tackle football for children under 12 cleared its first hurdle Wednesday after a legislative committee voted for the ...