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 ...

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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 ...

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

Changes to make football safer have met resistance at all levels—even from the highest office. In a September social-media ...

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. This story was originally ...

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

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 ...

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, ...