Fox 4’s Austin Schargorodski shows you the new helmet padding designed to reduce concussions for Clewiston High’s football ...

Some California youth football leagues ban Guardian Caps. Three former football players in the Legislature think parents and children should have the option of wearing them. Assemblymember Avelino ...

California Assemblymember Avelino Valencia (D-Anaheim) introduced a bill that aims to prevent youth football leagues from prohibiting players from wearing padded helmets add-ons, similar to the ones ...

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, a former tight end for San Jose State, had mixed feelings last year when he voted to ...

Before they hit the sidelines, though, the young players — all 17 years old and younger — were greeted with a massive ...

Which football helmets should I buy? It’s what a Virginia Tech athletics equipment manager asked Stefan Duma, a faculty member at the university’s department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, ...

Brian Goldsmith, wearing the Dallas Renegades football uniform for the second year, crosses the half marathon finish line of the BMW Dallas Marathon outside Dallas City Hall in downtown Dallas, ...