/tags/youth-sports Youth Sports en-US Copyright Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:56:33 GMT /health/2024-09-02/cohen-craddock-youth-football-safety-debate-deaths-young-players The recent same-day deaths of two young football players have rekindled a debate about the sport's safety risks Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:56:33 GMT /health/2024-09-02/cohen-craddock-youth-football-safety-debate-deaths-young-players Associated Press /sports/2021-10-21/chapel-hill-brooklyn-harker-more-girls-playing-tackle-football-tigers-marsh Brooklyn Harker is a safety for the Chapel Hill Tigers' varsity football team. But she's no longer an anomaly. She's part of a growing trend of more girls playing tackle football. Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:00:33 GMT /sports/2021-10-21/chapel-hill-brooklyn-harker-more-girls-playing-tackle-football-tigers-marsh Mitchell Northam /health/2020-03-12/nchsaa-suspending-sports-through-april-6-amid-virus-worries The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has suspended all athletics events starting Friday night and running through April 6 amid concerns… Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:30:53 GMT /health/2020-03-12/nchsaa-suspending-sports-through-april-6-amid-virus-worries Associated Press /sports/2018-08-15/nc-high-school-athletes-showing-less-interest-in-football Chapel Hill High School announced Monday it would not play varsity football this year. Earlier this summer, Ceder Ridge – also in Orange County –… Wed, 15 Aug 2018 13:02:47 GMT /sports/2018-08-15/nc-high-school-athletes-showing-less-interest-in-football Jason deBruyn /health/2015-11-16/us-soccer-wants-young-players-to-protect-their-heads-and-focus-on-footwork Concerns over concussions and other head injuries have prompted new recommendations from US Soccer. The new guidelines suggest that soccer players ten… Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:12:45 GMT /health/2015-11-16/us-soccer-wants-young-players-to-protect-their-heads-and-focus-on-footwork Eric Hodge