Each fall, kids of all ages join league or school teams to play flag or tackle football. Whichever type of football a child plays, parents may worry about safety on the field. Given concerns about ...

My family watches football all weekend long. We love everything about the sport, but my husband is concerned about injuries. Our younger kids play flag football, and we allowed our oldest to be the ...

California is one step closer to becoming the first state to ban tackle football for young children after a state committee passed a bill Wednesday prohibiting it, though it’s been met with opposition ...

In early January, dozens of children, some decked out in helmets and pads, showed up at the California capitol to push back against a proposal that would ban tackle football for children under 12. The ...

Roman Valdez has been coaching youth football since his kids started in 6U, a division for children six and under Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Think about those words and what they mean to you. They probably tell you how much the American version of the sport captivates the country every weekend of the fall. But consider the source of these ...