"High School Football"

Pop goes the brain. In her news article, Tina Akouris poses and explores this question: "High School Football: Would a Pop Warner Ban Limit Concussions?"

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  1. concussion
    injury to the brain caused by a blow
    When Marv Levy first started playing football, "concussions" was a word he heard about as often as "face mask."
  2. matriculate
    enroll as a student
    As Levy matriculated through South Shore High School and Iowa's Coe College, the equipment and attitudes toward football's health hazards evolved little.
  3. proclaim
    praise, glorify, or honor
    Pop Warner football, the self-proclaimed "largest youth football, cheerleading and dance program in the world," is 83.
  4. institute
    set up or lay the groundwork for
    In June, Pop Warner instituted rule changes designed to limit players' exposure to concussions.
  5. restriction
    an act of limiting
    The most significant change--limiting full-speed hitting to one-third of total practice time, when in the past there were no restrictions on full-speed hitting--was heartily endorsed by Levy.
  6. encephalopathy
    any disorder or disease of the brain
    Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a condition brought on by repeated blows to the head, has been linked to the suicide deaths of three former NFL players in the past 18 months
  7. contact
    the physical coming together of two or more things
    perhaps limiting contact in practice is the way to go to avoid more concussions
  8. controversial
    marked by or capable of causing disagreement
    It's a very controversial topic and some will say that if they don't let their child play football, then they won't let them ride a skateboard or ride a bike
  9. maturity
    the period of time in life after physical growth has stopped
    "And at the freshman level, you have some kids who haven't reached their physical maturity going up against those who have."
  10. advocate
    speak, plead, or argue in favor of
    One chapter advocates children not playing football until high school.
  11. varsity
    a team representing a high school, college, or university
    "Kids have poorer equipment than varsity athletes and there is less medical supervision--if any--and coaches are not well-schooled in concussion issues."
  12. coveted
    greatly desired
    a lot of players are going all out during practices to win that coveted starting spot
  13. trauma
    physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident
    taking a lot of hits out of practice is one step toward reducing head trauma
  14. impact
    the striking of one body against another
    We can reduce 60 to 70 percent of head impact because that's what occurs at practices
  15. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
    I have no idea what I will do with my son, but flag football in my opinion is the way to go.
Created on Thu Aug 14 17:48:44 EDT 2014 (updated Fri Aug 15 11:44:02 EDT 2014)

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