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 ...

Young athletes (ages 6–14) in tackle football experience vastly more head impacts — up to 15 times more — and 23 times more ...

California's Assembly Bill 708, proposed by Avelino Valencia, seeks to allow soft helmet pads in youth football to enhance safety. Despite concerns about voiding helmet certifications, the bill ...

The NFL and other football leagues have changed their tackling rules to try to limit helmet-to-helmet collisions to reduce concussions. Some complain it’s made the game less exciting.

Flag football isn't yet an NCAA-sanctioned sport, but in February, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics recommended it as an emerging sport.

With pads, equipment and uniforms, outfitting a football program is an expensive proposition. Thanks to the Leo Murphy Field & Equipment Grant, orchestrated via the Cleveland Touchdown Club Cha… ...

His Assembly Bill 708 aims to prevent youth football leagues from prohibiting players from wearing the mushroom-shaped padded helmet add-ons that are sometimes worn by concussion-wary NFL players ...

California Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) introduced a bill that aims to prevent youth football leagues from prohibiting players from wearing padded helmets add-ons, similar to the ...

California Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) introduced a bill that aims to prevent youth football leagues from prohibiting players from wearing padded helmets add-ons, similar to the ...

His Assembly Bill 708 aims to prevent youth football leagues from prohibiting players from wearing the mushroom-shaped padded helmet add-ons that are sometimes worn by concussion-wary NFL players ...