Most football players in America are younger than high-school age. But there’s very little data tracking exactly how children get hit on the field. Focusing only on pre-high school aged players, the ...

The most important element for a football player’s safety is the helmet. It protects their head against countless bumps, falls and tackles during the notoriously rough game. For younger players ...

Stations - Many of you posted our story last November, about a study looking at the effectiveness of youth helmets in preventing concussions. We just received the results of the study March 20, 2019 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some California youth football leagues ban Guardian Caps. Three former football players in the Legislature think parents and children should have the option of wearing them. Assemblymember Avelino ...