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  Lindsey Straus Lindsey Straus in Top Stories, Prevention & Risk Reduction May 27, 2016
  • Lindsey Straus

    Author: Lindsey Straus is an award-winning youth sports journalist, practicing attorney, and has been Senior Editor of SmartTeams since its launch as MomsTEAM in August 2000. She can be reached at lbartonstraus@MomsTEAM.com.

  • Lindsey Straus

Helmetless Tackling and Blocking Drills Lead to Decreased Head Impacts in College Football Players

30% reduction in impacts seen after just one season

Engaging in a 5-minute helmetless tackling drill twice a week during pre-season football and once a week during the season reduced by almost a third the frequency of impacts to

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