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The California Youth Football Act - AB1
California Youth Football Act - AB1 provides the safest playing experience in America!
AB1 was signed by Governor Newsom in 2019 as the foremost youth sports safety bill in California and America. It passed with full bi-partisan support.
Special Thanks to Former Asm. Jim Cooper and the efforts of The California Youth Football Alliance in developing and creating this first of a kind legislation in our Country.
KEY REQUIREMENTS:
* Reduced Full Contact to 60 minutes MAX a week.
* EMT or Higher required at all games.
* Coaches to be certified in CPR, AED & Concussion awareness
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MEDICAL ARTICLES
AAP - TACKLING IN YOUTH FOOTBALL
FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS | POLICY STATEMENT | ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE AND DEFINE THE CHILD HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND/OR IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL CHILDREN
Youth Football: How Real Is the Concussion Risk?
Concussions were about 2.5 times more likely to occur in 11- to 12-year-old players compared with 8- to 10-year-olds.
Concussion risk in youth football - Virginia Tech
Despite that heightened susceptibility, concussions in youth football are relatively rare
First-ever systematic review of youth football concussion incidence rates and prevention strategies
Pankow et al. found that both the Heads Up preventative program and limited contact reduced the number of concussions in both youth and high school football.
Concussions are a risk for young athletes in all sports -- not just football, study finds
"Overall, I've probably had to deal with a concussion in every sport, including golf."
Emergency Department Visits for Injuries Sustained During Sports and Recreational Activities
The top activities that caused emergency room (ER) visits for sports injuries by patients ages 5-24 years were football, basketball, pedal cycling, and soccer.
Banning youth football is misguided
Be skeptical of studies designed to scare you about CTE and sports
Pediatric head injuries and deaths from bicycling in the United States
Pediatric head injuries and deaths from bicycling in the United States
A recent study attempted to link chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) with early deaths among athletes, but the research had major limitations.
Pediatric head injuries and deaths from bicycling in the United States
Pediatric head injuries and deaths from bicycling in the United States
Pediatric head injuries and deaths from bicycling in the United States
An average of 247 traumatic brain injury deaths & 140,000 head injuries among children & adolescents younger than 20 years were related to bicycle crashes each year in the US
Water Safety--Injury Statistics and Incidence Rates
Pediatric head injuries and deaths from bicycling in the United States
Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in the United States: A Public Health Concern
Approximately 830 children ages 14 and under drown every year. Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death in children ages 1 to 4 years and ages 10 to 14 years.
Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in the United States: A Public Health Concern
Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in the United States: A Public Health Concern
Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in the United States: A Public Health Concern
Childhood and adolescent obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States. Currently, about 17% of US children are presenting with obesity.
Largest study of CTE finds it in 6% of subjects
Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in the United States: A Public Health Concern
Experts say influential group’s guidance on CTE is too weak
Nearly 6% of athletes and non-athletes were found to have the neurodegenerative disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the largest, and broadest, study conducted of the disease to date.
Experts say influential group’s guidance on CTE is too weak
Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in the United States: A Public Health Concern
Experts say influential group’s guidance on CTE is too weak
the Concussion in Sport Group, a panel of the world’s leading experts on concussion and head trauma, stopped short of definitively linking the brain disease CTE with repeated head trauma.
Criteria Developed for Diagnosing CTE Symptoms in Living People
To be diagnosed with TES under these new criteria, an individual must have: substantial exposure to repetitive head impacts from contact sports, military service, or other causes (e.g., a minimum of five years of organized American football, with two or more of those years played at the high school level or beyond) - CLICK IMAGE FOR ARTICLE
