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Some of the most iconic football players and coaches agree that children don't need to play tackle football. #FlagFootballu14https://t.co/Ypd01fQpi2 pic.twitter.com/H7Fj1vCLSh

— Concussion Legacy Foundation (@ConcussionLF) December 4, 2018

Brett Favre hopes
​his grandsons
will choose
​a ​safer sport.


​CBS Sports, 1/9/18



​WHY?

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BECAUSE HE CARES
​ABOUT THEIR BRAINS.
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Favre knows
tackle football
means ​hundreds of 
brain jarring hits 
​every season.
He understands
that the routine,
​​repetitive hits
of collision sports
like tackle football
cause brain damage.
​​ And he knows this damage can occur without a concussion & without obvious symptoms. 

​​ Invisible damage which has been linked to
behavioral
health
​problems
 
& neurological disorders. 



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"In any other setting I would be mandated by law 
to report this as child abuse. These children are getting
hit 
in the head repeatedly, and I know it is putting them
at risk 
of neurological disease. 

But instead here I am with all the other parents
cheering because our team did a good tackle. 


Kids can't drink alcohol until a certain age,
they can't drive 
until a certain age,
and they can't walk around the street 

hitting each other in the heads with pipes.
Those activities 
can all be lethal. And so can this.
There must be a policy change, 

we have a moral obligation to protect children 
- and adults - from harm."
Dr. Lee Goldstein
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"At what age are successive, violent and concussive hits to the head safe for players?"
Age 5, say America's NCAA and NFL-affiliated pediatricians. https://t.co/2xcgXJW7pI

— Kent Johnson (@37919KJ) January 30, 2019

Related to this: American Academy of Pediatrics is formally and publicly against youth boxing (and youth hockey checking until 15-16), but neutral on youth tackle football. In a survey of AAP members, however, the majority would not let their own kids play youth tackle football. https://t.co/yhLTjFQ4Y9

— Patrick Hruby (@patrick_hruby) January 30, 2019

What You Can Do
  1. ​Inform yourself.
  2. Ask questions. ​
  3. Talk to school leadership. 
  4. Get involved.
  5. Volunteer. Donate.
  6. Email: info@saferoptions.org
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Remember: Helmets
can not prevent inertia. 
Brains can be damaged
​from every angle.
"Heads Up" included.
SAFER OPTIONS
​BENEFIT 
ALL
 STUDENTS.
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