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PBS NewsHour  Pint-Size Football Players Take Big-League Hits

A Hard-Hitting Story: Youth Football Head Impacts Studied Details

 

Program: PBS NewsHour

Episode: Pint-Size Football Players Take Big-League Hits

Virginia Tech researchers placed helmets with sensors on 7- and 8-year-old football players and collected data on more than 750 hits to the head over a season. The findings are the first quantitative study of the acceleration and risk that young brains face in youth football. Special correspondent Stone Phillips reports.

Duration: (12:14)
Premiere Date: 03/27/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: E


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