Lawmakers in Massachusetts have introduced legislation that would ban children in the seventh grade or younger from playing tackle football to prevent them from suffering traumatic head injuries. “Soccer has age restrictions for head contact. Lacrosse has age restrictions. Tetra Images - Erik Isakson via Getty Images Lawmakers in Massachusetts have introduced legislation that would ban children in the seventh grade or younger from playing tackle football. We launched our #FlagFootballu14 campaign in 2018 to educate parents that tackle football is an inappropriate activity for children under the age 14.

Source: Huffington Post February 26, 2019 22:18 UTC