Increasing contact to decrease concussions

California just passed a new law that limits full-contact practices for high school football teams to protect players from getting concussions. But a tackler for one Oakland high school's argues that it's not the tackling during practice that causes head injuries; a lack of contact training during practice might lead to more game injuries, because players won't be tackling as safely on the field as they would be with proper training from coach. "The reason people get injured in games is because we’re unprepared. Instead of limiting contact, I think there should be mandatory full-contact practices that teach players how to tackle correctly." Listen to his commentary on Youth Radio

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