Youths May Be Forced into Flag Football for Field Access

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An Oregon school district is considering whether to make a local youth football program’s access to its fields contingent on whether or not kids are playing flag football. 

According to community newspaper Keizertimes, McNary (Ore.) School District notified McNary Youth Football that it was considering the change in December. The policy is based on a position statement by the Oregon School Activities Association’s Ad-Hoc Football Committee, which says kids should only play flag football until grade five, when a modified contact version of the game is first introduced.

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