Monday's health and safety news from the world of football:
- on Pete Carroll's tackling technique, which has been embraced by the NFL. The technique, based on a rugby tackle, has similarities to the Heads Up tackling technique.
- that Florida coaches and parents are considering whether to emulate California's new law to limit full contact practices each week.
- on the new limited-practice law, which begins in 2015, and what current high school players think about it.
- wide receiver Cecil Shorts, who is partnering with the United Way of Northeast Florida.
- Houston Texans linebacker David Quessenberry that he has an "army" behind him during his battle with lymphoma.
- that internal injuries -- to organs such as the spleen, kidney and liver -- should be on the radar of parents of youth football players.
- an in-depth look at the Mayo Clinic's work with Pop Warner Football coaches.
- how new policies and training methods hope to stave off head injuries in local high school football teams.
- on three area high schools that are using helmet sensors this season.
- that local officials have not seen a drop in football enrollment this fall, partly because of concussion prevention methods that have been enacted.
- to parents about concussion prevention as the area's high school football season began.
- on baseline concussion testing for high school football players in the area.
- on baseline concussion testing by the Coachella Valley High School football team.
- to doctors who say all young athletes should get baseline testing.
- at concussion testing and a youth football league that is conducting the preventative measure.
- medical officials about the importance of baseline concussion testing.
- on the importance of concussion awareness, talking to officials with the Alaska Trainers Association.
- an editorial calling for high school football coaches to put players' health first.
- that a record number of coaches attended a concussion seminar.
-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor
