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Student dies after being injured during flag football

source: http://www.news-journal.com/bigsandy_hawkins/news/student-dies-after-being-injured-during-flag-football/article_ccf669c1-580a-5d89-b8d0-293effb962b7.html By Seria Dassing, [email protected] Hawkins Police Chief Ron Voda confirmed 15-year-old Jacob Gatlin, a Hawkins ISD student, died at Dallas Children’s Hospital Thursday morning from an injury received during an athletics program. Voda said Gatlin was playing flag football Tuesday when he and another player both jumped up for a pass and bumped heads. School […]

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Attention College Sports Fans: CDC and NCAA Team Up on Head Trauma Safety

http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/sports/cdc_ncaa.html Be sure to cheer for concussion safety and your favorite college sports team this season, as CDC and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) have teamed up to create concussion educational resources for coaches, student-athletes, team medical staff, and college sports fans. Each of these resources includes important information on concussion signs and symptoms, […]

Armed Forces Flag Football Study

Decoding Flag Football Injuries: Lessons from a 10-Year U.S. Air Force Study By GameBreakerOriginally Posted on May 24, 2012; Updated Oct. 20, 2023 Flag football, a beloved sport among active-duty U.S. Air Force (USAF) personnel, may seem relatively safe compared to its full-contact counterpart. However, this assumption was challenged by a comprehensive 10-year study conducted […]

7 on 7 helmets

Football: The 7 on 7 season has begun

No one can make any final conclusions about what might happen in the fall after watching a seven-on-seven football competition, because it can be so misleading. But impressions about team chemistry, toughness, quickness and individual skills can’t be ignored, so taking a look at teams who played in the Valley College tournament on Saturday provides […]