RJM posted:Across the country, the number of players fell 2.5 percent from last season and it’s down 4.5 percent since 2006, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.
http://www.bostonherald.com/sp..._concussion_concerns
I think youth football (pre-HS) is being even harder hit. Today's Washington Post (in the "On Parenting" newsletter): wapo.st/2y0FBkA
Repetitive hits, concussions, and a mother’s long goodbye to youth football