Abbey Weltman

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Helmet tests like this one being conducted at the Southern Impact Research Center near Knoxville, Tennessee are guiding new standards for youth football equipment. Engineers at the center use a pneumatic ram for high-speed impacts to the helmet at a range of angles and locations. (Photo courtesy of National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment)

As health concerns rise, safety efforts focus on improving helmets, detecting head injury

The risk of head injury in youth tackle football can never be eliminated. But around the country, changes in rules and standards are being introduced to try to reduce those risks.