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Pop Warner announces practice restrictions to protect players

Pop Warner Tiny Mite Football: Cleveland Wildcats Black vs. Cary Chargers Green (Sept. 5, 2009)

Pop Warner Tiny Mite Football: Cleveland Wildcats Black vs. Cary Chargers Green (Sept. 5, 2009)

Published: 2012-06-13 10:54:00
Updated: 2012-06-13 11:03:18

Jun 13, 2012

Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading, one of the oldest and largest youth sports organizations in the country, announced new restrictions for the 2012 season that are aimed at keeping kids safe.

Effective this fall, drills with full speed head-on contact where players are more than 3-yards apart from one another are prohibited.

But the biggest change deals with all kinds of contact in practice. New rules will only allow 40 minutes of contact at practice each day, or a total of one-third of practice time for a week.

The rule changes mean Pop Warner is the first youth football organization to officially limit contact during practices.

A number of area communities have Pop Warner programs that participate in the Consolidated Football Federation.

The rule changes announced Tuesday were developed by Pop Warner's medical advisory board as part of its effort to reduce the risk of concussions.

Copyright 2012 by WRAL.com and the Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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bottom line - this is a complex subject with lots of layers.
durhamfbfan
June 14, 2012 9:21 a.m.
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Excellent move!
oldtimecoach
June 14, 2012 9:17 a.m.
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I see this may cause more injuries in the game..I understand where they come from, but what about that kid that needs to get use to contact and may only have it once or twice in practice.
olecoach
June 14, 2012 8:42 a.m.
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How are these kids going to respond in the game if they are not allowed to have contact in practice?
CTW
June 13, 2012 4:15 p.m.
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