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SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support. FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 18, 2012 New limits on Pop Warner football tackling, blocking drills are response to concussion risks![]() ![]() Look for coverage of any youth sport or summer recreation. (An ad is OK as a backup.)
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Head injury research is changing youth football by redefining what's seen as safe. Pop Warner, the premier recreation league for youngsters, now limits contact during coaching workouts. Full-speed, head-on blocking practice is forbidden, tackling drills by players standing more than three yards apart also are out and at least two-thirds of practice time must be non-contact. Supporters include University of Alabama coach Nick Saban. "We've got to get young people to play the game in a safe way," he told ESPN. "You've got to start somewhere, right?" The rules announced last week are based on studies of football's link to concussions and other brain injuries, and also follow lawsuits against the National Football League. More than 2,000 retired players accuse the NFL of not protecting them against predictable harm. Research shows that damage from concussions can increase over time and that younger athletes' brains may be particularly vulnerable. Until recently, it was common to hide or minimize concussions -- even in school sports. Pop Warner is the first national league at any level of football to restrict contact. With more than 285,000 players aged 5-15, it's America's largest and oldest youth football group -- a feeder system for high school, college and professional teams. Changes kick in when practice begins in August -- first with 10 hours a week and then six hours after Labor Day. National leaders await additional research before issuing even more restrictive rules to cover games. In any case, the organization feels that outlawing all contact and going to a flag-football format would send nearly all players elsewhere. "We can't wrap them in bubble wrap," says executive director Jon Butler. "It just doesn’t work that way."
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