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Stop Legislation to Ban Youth Tackle Football
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January 11, 2019
I am currently finalizing a formal letter to the members of the Illinois House Committee highlighting the risks of this legislative proposal. My focus remains on scheduling meetings with local representatives to present the data we have gathered regarding safety protocols in our youth leagues.
January 11, 2019
The scale of this response is compelling enough to move the conversation into the legislative arena. I have requested a formal meeting with the bill sponsors to present these signatures and outline our objections to the proposed ban.
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This will be my son's 4th year of youth football and he's 8. Never have I seen helmet to helmet tackling. Rolled ankles and hurt fingers yes but it's not at all what the legislators are portraying to pass this law using fear and skewed medical facts! These are our kids and our choice! The kids under age 12 are learning the basics and fundamentals of football so when they advance to the upper levels they can tackle properly which is the whole point. It's not as physical as they want you to believe with the kids under 12.
This is wrong! Not one youth football organization plays the game they way legislators are portraying!
Should not
Let the people decided. Stop Gov. overreach. http://www.startribune.com/does-cte-call-for-an-end-to-youth-tackle-football/473655913/
Let the parents decide! Do your job where it’s needed, we can make our own decisions. Thanks
Please do not ban tackle football for the kids.
Let the people decide. Way too much government! They have a lot of other problems they should be worried about. Not youth football.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Updates
January 11, 2019
I am currently finalizing a formal letter to the members of the Illinois House Committee highlighting the risks of this legislative proposal. My focus remains on scheduling meetings with local representatives to present the data we have gathered regarding safety protocols in our youth leagues.
January 11, 2019
The scale of this response is compelling enough to move the conversation into the legislative arena. I have requested a formal meeting with the bill sponsors to present these signatures and outline our objections to the proposed ban.
10 Comments
Stop the government overreach into parents and parent only decisions. There are many safe tackling techniques taught today that were not taught years ago.
This will be my son's 4th year of youth football and he's 8. Never have I seen helmet to helmet tackling. Rolled ankles and hurt fingers yes but it's not at all what the legislators are portraying to pass this law using fear and skewed medical facts! These are our kids and our choice! The kids under age 12 are learning the basics and fundamentals of football so when they advance to the upper levels they can tackle properly which is the whole point. It's not as physical as they want you to believe with the kids under 12.
This is wrong! Not one youth football organization plays the game they way legislators are portraying!
Should not
Let the people decided. Stop Gov. overreach. http://www.startribune.com/does-cte-call-for-an-end-to-youth-tackle-football/473655913/
Let the parents decide! Do your job where it’s needed, we can make our own decisions. Thanks
Please do not ban tackle football for the kids.
Let the people decide. Way too much government! They have a lot of other problems they should be worried about. Not youth football.
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Stop the government overreach into parents and parent only decisions. There are many safe tackling techniques taught today that were not taught years ago.