Mark Hyman is a journalist and the author of three books, including Concussions and Our Kids: America’s Leading Expert on How to Protect Young Athletes and Keep Sports Safe, a collaboration with Dr. Robert Cantu, a neurosurgeon and authority on head trauma in sports. Hyman is also the author of The Most Expensive Game in Town: The Rising Cost of Youth Sports and the Toll on Today’s Families and Until It Hurts: America’s Obsession with Youth Sports and How It Harms Our Kid. Hyman has written about youth sports for national publications, including New York Times, Sports Illustrated, BusinessWeek and Child, among others, and has appeared on Marketplace Money, Bill Littlefield’s “Only a Game” on NPR, the “Dennis Prager Show”, and NPR’s “Weekend All Things Considered.”
Why Kids Under 14 Should Not Play Tackle Football
The more we learn about the dangers to children, the more it makes sense to wait