This, the third release in a series, focuses on general attitudes about youth playing football. Fifty-three percent of adults surveyed feel that tackle football is not a safe activity for kids before ...

Petersburg, Fla., started playing tackle football at 6 years old. He advises against that now, preferring kids play flag football until they learn the fundamentals of tackling in high school.

My 9-year-old son plays flag football. He loves playing. I love watching him play. But he's now of the age where if he's going to keep playing, he needs to transition to tackle football.