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New Youth Football Concussion Policies Emphasize Prevention, Education
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Emily Attwood,
September 2012
Football safety has progressed by leaps and bounds since the days when the "flying wedge" — the human battering ram linked to multiple deaths in the game each year during the late 19th century — was officially outlawed.
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Sprint Football is Witnessing a Growth Spurt
By
Paul Steinbach,
April 2012
Bruce Kirsh has been associated with Franklin Pierce University for more than four decades as a student-athlete, coach and administrator.
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Football Visionary Kurt Bryan Looks to Launch New Pro League
By
Paul Steinbach,
February 2012
During his first 21 years as a head football coach and offensive coordinator, Kurt Bryan ran exactly one play out of the shotgun formation.
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Recreation Department Is First to Require Concussion Testing
By
Joe Bush,
August 2011
Vinny Ciurciu, a linebacker for the NFL's Detroit Lions, suffered two concussions during the 2010 season. He sat out two games after the first one, and then a glancing blow to the head on his return was all it took to trigger renewed symptoms.
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Baseline Testing for Concussions Gains Popularity
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Catherine Liewen,
January 2011
Nathan Stiles, a senior football player at Spring Hill (Kan.) High School, was playing an epic game against Osawatomie High on a Thursday night last October. He already had 65- and 18-yard touchdown runs when he came out of the game after being tackled near the sideline just before halftime.
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Wisconsin Football Coaches Take Issue with Starting Season Sooner
By
Catherine Liewen,
November 2010
Wisconsin football coaches take issue with the state's decision to start the season earlier.
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Uniform Sensors Measure Impact of Blocks, Tackles
By
Michael Popke,
October 2010
The San Franscisco 49ers are helping researchers learn more about the biomechanics of football injuries.
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Report: Full-Time Job of Football Cutting Into Grad Rates
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Paul Steinbach,
October 2010
A first-of-its-kind report comparing college graduation rates between football players and the general male full-time student population finds a sizable gap.
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Eliminating Middle School Sports Leaves Student-Athletes Fewer Places to Play
By
Michael Popke,
August 2010
Cuts to middle school sports could leave prospective high school student-athletes with fewer places to play.
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Sand Pit Used as a Training Tool for Michigan Football Players
By
Nicholas Brown,
April 2009
A sand pit has become an integral (and painful) tool for training University of Michigan football players.
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