Football Safety Changes Hit Hard

December 22, 2015 Ryan Kamber Comments Off on Football Safety Changes Hit Hard

By RYAN KAMBER and NICK ALBICOCCO

First Place, Best Sports Story — LIU Post Best of High School Journalism Awards 2016

Second Place, Video Awards- Sports — Long Island Press  High School Journalism Awards 2016

All levels of football have experienced an increase in safety concerns stemming from hard hits which have led to concussions, torn ligaments, paralysis, and even in some catastrophic cases, death. Due to these high risks, Jericho Schools instituted changes to their safety protocol for football games.

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