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WE WILL HAVE THE VERY LATEST,
COMING UP ON THE "TODAY SHOW."
TODAY FALL SPORTS TEAMS AT
HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS CALIFORNIA
CAN OFFICIALLY BEGIN TRYOUTS AND
PRACTICE.
FOR FOOTBALL TEAMS, THAT MEANS A
BIG CHANGES COMING.
NEXT SEASON, AIMED AT TACKLING
THE GROWING CONCERN OVER HEAD
INJURIES.
KCRA 3'S MAE FESAI SHOWS US HOW
ONE STOCKTON TEAM IS STILL
PUSHING BIG PLAYS WHILE PUTTING
SAFETY FIRST.
PASSES.
THAT TEBOW.
HERE WE GO.
GOOD.
LINCOLN HYBRID THE FOOTBALL
IN SLOW MOTION.
IF I'M ATTACKING YOU."
AT THIS
SUMMER TRAINING CAMP,
THERE IS NO CONTACT.
AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW LITTLE HIGH
SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS ARE READY
CREATIVE IN HOW THEY RUN THEIR
GAMES.
THE NEW PLAY IS HANDED DOWN FROM
THE HEAD COACH OF THE STATE
CAPITAL.
JERRY BROWN SIGNED INTO LAW
LIMITING PRACTICES.
IT PROHIBITS ANY FULL CONTACT
PRACTICES DURING THE OFF-SEASON.
THINK THAT IS A GOOD THING,
CONSIDERING HOW BIG CONCESSIONS
ARE THESE DAYS.
-- CONCUSSIONS ARE THESE DAYS.
A 2013 STUDY BY THE INSTITUTE
OF MEDICINE FOUND HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL PLAYERS SUFFERED MORE
THAN 11 CONCUSSIONS FOR EVERY
10,000 GAMES AND PRACTICES.
ALMOST DOUBLED THE RATE OF
COLLEGE PLAYERS.
YOU GET TO HURT -- YOU GET
HER TOO MUCH BEFORE THE SEASON
BEGINS, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT THEN AGAIN, THIS IS
FOOTBALL.
FOOTBALL.
A SPORT WHERE THE MENTAL GAME IS
JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THOUGH --
AS THE WORK ON THE FIELD.
FOR THIS CONTACT CAN IS NO
WASTED TIME.
IT'S ABOUT HAVING TOGETHER --
CONVERSATIONS TOGETHER LIKE A
FAMILY WOULD.
RIGHT NOW, IT IS ALL MENTAL.
THERE'S SO MUCH ABOUT THE GAME
OF FOOTBALL THAT IS MENTAL.
THE RESTRICTION IS PERHAPS
THE MOST AGGRESSIVE ATTEMPT YET
TO REDUCE CONCUSSIONS AND OTHER
HEAD INJURIES, IN WHAT HAS
ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN AS AN
AGGRESSIVE SPORT.
IT'S PUTTING
CAUTION BEFORE
CONTACT, WELL TRYING TO CHANGE
THE MENTALITY OF YOUNG ATHLETES
WHO JUST WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL.
EVERYONE WANTS TO HIT AND
MAKE THAT BIG PLAY.
IN STOCKTON, KCRA 3 NEWS.
THE LAW DOES NOT TAKE AFFECT
UNTIL JANUARY 1, SO IT'S NOT IN
PLACE FOR THIS SEASON.
CALIFORNIA IS AMONG NINETEEN
OTHER STATES HAVE BANNED
FULL-CONTACT HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL PRACTICES IN THE