Study Finds No Correlation Between Brain Function and Head Impacts After Two Seasons of Youth Tackle Football

Many parents, potential players and medical providers are increasingly wary of youth contact sports participation. The concern over the potential short- and long-term effects of head impacts experienced by youth football players has likely driven decreasing participation, according to a group of researchers.   To date, most studies that have attempted to understand connections between neurocognitive function and sub-concussive head impacts have been retrospective — and inconclusive. Track