Is enrolling your child in youth tackle football any different than allowing your child to box? Our new PSA "Fighting CTE" informs parents that a child’s brain can’t tell the difference between a hit to the head from a boxing glove, or from a football helmet. Repetitive hits to the head can damage the brain, no matter the source.
Now that science has shown a link between youth tackle football and increased risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the question for parents is clear - if you wouldn't let your child box, why let them play tackle football?
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What is CTE?: [ Ссылка ]
Subconcussive Impacts: [ Ссылка ]
Flag Football Under 14: [ Ссылка ]
Read the recent study published in Annals of Neurology on the link between duration of football play and CTE: [ Ссылка ]
