Football youth participation

The nation.s largest youth football program, Pop Warner, saw participation drop 95 percent between 2010-12, a sign that the concussion crisis. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, comes as participation in youth football has been declining: From 2008 to 2013, the. Sunday.s Super Bowl will be a celebration of America.s sports passion, but fewer children are playing its most-popular sports: basketball.

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Pop Warner youth football participation drops; NFL concussion

25 Mar 2014 Tops on his list of reasons why the NFL will implode within a decade was a forecasted decline in youth football participation, specifically due to. Many NFL observers believed it was only a matter of time before parents curtailed their children.s participation in youth football after hearing so.

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The number of people playing football in England is on the rise. while various FA-led initiatives to boost youth and female participation led to. Youth football participation is dropping as never before, amid dramatic discoveries of irreversible brain damage, premature deaths, and.

After reaching a record high in 2010, participation in Pop Warner, America.s largest youth football organization, dropped by 9.5 percent over the.

Is Football Nearing a Cultural Crossroads as Concussions Grow

Outside the Lines ran a report last night that youth participation in Pop Warner football leagues has declined by almost 10% over the last two. So it is perhaps unsurprising that youth participation in tackle football has fallen over the past five years at junior and high school level. According ESPN.s Outside the Lines, the nation.s largest youth football program Pop Warner, saw participation drop 9.5 percent between.