SAN ANTONIO - Texas families love football and some kids start playing tackle as young as six years old. But now a new brain ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) has finalized the world's first performance standard for youth football ...

FROM THE YOUNGEST FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO HIGH SCHOOLERS AND NFL PROFESSIONALS, ATHLETES ARE STARTING TO WEAR THOSE PUFFY HELMET COVERS TO PREVENT THEM FROM CONCUSSIONS. THE NFL TOOK THE LEAD, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - For the first time ever, the top safety agency in sports is weighing in on what will keep kids below the high school level safe when playing football. It’s the answer a lot ...

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (KTRK) -- Most football players in America are younger than high school age. But there's still very little data tracking how children get hit on the field. A team of engineers at ...

Certor, the parent company of Schutt, has developed a new lightweight football helmet that ranks among the NFL’s safest and is being adapted to better protect youth and high school players. As ...

Lower Perkiomen Longhorns youth football league will be better protected as they got their helmets for practice today. The league sent away 120 helmets for reconditioning earlier this year and was ...

It’s what a Virginia Tech athletics equipment manager asked Stefan Duma, a faculty member at the university’s department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, in 2009. Duma’s team had been working ...

FORTVILLE, Ind. — Football season is underway at every level — from the NFL down to youth leagues — and player safety remains a top concern for parents, coaches, and medical professionals. In ...

WASHINGTON (WTNH) – The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall for brand of football helmets on August 17 due to a head injury hazard. The recall concerns Xenith Epic Varsity ...

Over the past decade, an emerging body of medical research has shown that playing football can increase the risk of brain injury, and youth football participation has declined significantly. But at ...