California leads the way

[zephyr]

Which part is BS? Not playing rec league football did not keep my son from being an All State HS player, nor from participating at the D1 level. I stand by my assertion about the lack of competent coaches in rec leagues increasing the risk of injury.

The part where you say its unnecessary and unnecessarily dangerous.

[zephyr]

Go watch pee-wee football around Lafayette. You will see possible concussions all over the field. I've personally seen kids carried from the field to their parents cars and brought to the hospital. Very few of these coaches are teaching proper tackling form.

The older kids get, the more the chances of concussion rise. The bigger, faster, stronger players are the bigger the collisions which increase it. National numbers released show concussions affect about 3-5% of players injured. I'm not saying kids can't get hurt in football and coaching should be improved but I don't think anything should be "banned". If you don't want your 9 year old playing tackle there is always flag football. I just don't see the need for banning it.

[VObserver]

The part where you say its unnecessary and unnecessarily dangerous.

I will stick with that part too. Unnecessary because there are innumerable kids who did not play pee wee football who become great players, unnecessarily dangerous because most leagues have no standards or guidelines for coaches beyond availability.

[Atown cajun]

Gov. says he will veto the bill……. Nothing to see here folks.