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Fewer kids are playing tackle football. Could flag be the future for the NFL?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Jan 12, 2024
The risk of brain injury weighs on participation. Sports writer Dave Sheinin says there’s logic in an eventual move to a safer game.
With youth participation in tackle football dropping, flag football presents a new opportunity.
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The multibillion-dollar youth sports industry is leaving lots of kids on the sidelines

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Aug 23, 2022
In "Take Back the Game," Linda Flanagan looks at how the growing youth sports industry has become a recipe for haves and have-nots.
According to author Linda Flanagan, parents are the main spenders in the youth sports industry. "It goes into travel, to equipment, to team memberships," said Flanagan. "There's an entire world out there that is offering sports options to parents, and they're paying up."
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The football that little kids play might soon look different

by Andy Uhler
Feb 6, 2017
Your kids might not be playing the game the safest way.
Youth participation in football has been declining for at least a decade.
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