But he said the evidence that the repeated brain trauma football players endure game after game is too clear. Researchers say tackle football is still dangerous despite the changes to the game. Stand up to Big Government,” the California Youth Football Alliance wrote on its Facebook page earlier this month, urging followers to contact McCarty’s office. But youth tackle football is different from other parental-rights debates that are more easily framed as a Republican-Democrat dichotomy. Valencia said that young kids can play flag football and still learn the skills they’ll need to play tackle football when they’re older – without risking brain damage.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 18, 2024 00:29 UTC