Each fall, kids of all ages join league or school teams to play flag or tackle football. Whichever type of football a child plays, parents may worry about safety on the field. Given concerns about ...

(CNN) — A series of recent kids’ sports injuries, some fatal, have reignited a question for many families: Is my child safe playing sports? At least three student football players in the US have died ...

California is one step closer to becoming the first state to ban tackle football for young children after a state committee passed a bill Wednesday prohibiting it, though it’s been met with opposition ...

The California legislature began debating a bill Wednesday that would ban youth tackle football for children under age 12. AB 734, introduced last year by Sacramento Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, a ...

IOWA CITY — Tyler Whitley remembers the “huge transition” Diante Vines had to make in high school. The Danbury, Conn., native, after more than a decade in public schools, transferred to a boarding ...

Iowa's Rusty Feth at Kids Day practice on Aug. 12, 2023 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Rob Howe/HawkeyeNation.com) Iowa's Cade McNamara (12) walks about with the Kid Captains before practice ...

When Iowa is playing at home and the first quarter comes to an end, the football game suddenly is out of sight and out of mind for a few minutes for everyone inside Kinnick Stadium and the kids ...