Hawks and Gators Much has changed about the way football teams approach ... started playing tackle football at 6 years old. He advises against that now, preferring kids play flag football until ...

This, the third release in a series, focuses on general attitudes about youth playing football. Fifty-three percent of adults surveyed feel that tackle football is not a safe activity for kids before ...

He said he welcomes kids from around the city to join the program. Smith oversees four teams within the program. There's a flag football team for five- and six-year-olds, a tackle football team ...