Category: football
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Pee Wee Football Hits Linked to Memory Loss
If your preteen wants to play American football, talk to some pros who started that early. Those who got into the sport before age 12 struggle on memory tests, a new study shows. Pee wee football hits can be so rough they have generated a genre on YouTube, including this collection of clips by “Marco…
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The Truth About Artificial Turf Injuries
The winter sun was shining. A morning of soccer beckoned. But the guys were butting heads. “This grass is full of gopher holes. Why can’t we play on the turf?” “Grass is so much better for my knees.” The debate about artificial turf injuries crops up again and again. And not just in my weekend…
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Do Sports Injury Genes Determine Your Fitness?
Sports injury genes could change your future. Imagine this scenario. You try to register for your hockey team as you do every year. But the league has a new policy: All players must report to a health center to get their mouths swabbed. A couple of days later, you get a call. “You’re positive for…
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Recognize Concussion Symptoms
Recognizing concussion symptoms may save your life. For generations, athletes took blows to the head and kept right on playing. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of the game. Coaches, teammates and fans may depend on you. But getting hit again and again can permanently damage your brain. It can even kill…
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California’s New Sports Concussion Law Doesn’t Go Far Enough
California took a step forward yesterday when Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law limiting contact in American tackle football practices. One provision of the law could affect soccer, hockey and other contact sports as well as football. But it doesn’t go far enough. California’s new law restricts full contact in high school and middle school…
