(sot katherine green/keil green parents)"it was a really nice safe option and we could put off the tackle part for awhile without missing the game. (dad interrupts) "and without missing the skills either." (track 4)flag football is just like the traditional game, but players don't tackle.they remove flags from each other instead.(sot will green/flag football player)"sometimes fun"some doctors say no football is the best option. (gfx in--pic of editorial)this month, the new york times printed an op-ed titled "don't let kids play football."(gfx out)(float in pic of bennet omalu)the author was the first physician to publish studies about brain damage in football players.he says children who sustain head trauma are likely to develop health problems as adults...(nat sot)"it's a personal decision(track 6)bart gray runs the n-f-l flag football league in arlington, virginia.he says it's growing fast...as new studies about football-related injuries are released.(sot bart gray)"it's a big deal right now. parents are very concerned about concussions and tackles, and it's driven several families to b

./// ((michelle mortensen)) > tough choices: ((katherine green/keil green parents) "it was a really nice safe option )) ((michelle mortensen)) the injury concerns because a nationwide boom in kids playing flag... instead of tackle football... ((patrick walker)) and from back to the future day... to what color is that dress?! we'll take a trip through the most viral stories of 2015. < news, thisgames. but the issues of concussions and their link to long-term brain injuries are still in the headlines. now more parents are turning kids. the game is roughly the same.. except instead tackling.. you just remove the others players flag. bart gray runs the n-f-l flag football league in arlington, virginia. he says it's growing fast...as new studies about football- related injuries are released. ((bart gray: "it's a big deal right now. parents are very concerned about concussions and tackles, and it's driven several families to be here." )) ((patrick walker)) many flag football players go on to play tackle in high school. gray says they are not at a disadvantage because the basic skill-set is the

about hard hits on the field.track 3so the family agreed to a compromise: flag football.sot katherine green/keil green parents"it was a really nice safe option and we could put off the tackle part for awhile without missing the game. dad interrupts "and without missing the skills either." track 4flag football is just like the traditional game, but players don't tackle.they remove flags from each other instead.sot will green/flag football player ometimes it's intense but mostly it's fun- some doctors say no football is the best option.gfx in--pic of editorialthis month, the new york times printed an op- ed titled "don't let kids play football."gfx outfloat in pic of bennet omaluthe author was the first physician to publish studies about brain damage in football players.he says children who sustain head trauma are likely to develop health problems as adults... nat sot"it's a personal decisiontrack 6bart gray runs the n-f-l flag football league in arlington, virginia.he says it's growing fast...as new studies about football-related injuries are released.sot bart gray"it's a big deal right now. pare

katherine green: it was a really nice, safe option, and we could put off the tackle part for awhile without missing the game. keil green: and without missing the skills either. one of the great things about flag football, they learn all of the skills. weija: flag football is just like the traditional game, but players don't tackle. they remove flags from each other instead. will green: sometimes it's intense, but mostly it's fun. weija: some doctors say no football is the best option. let kids play football." the author was the first physician to publish studies about brain damage in football players. he says children who sustain head trauma are likely to develop health problems as adults. >> i work with a lot of adults and families. i think it is a personal decision. weija: bart gray runs the nfl flag football league in arlington, virginia. he says it's growing fast as new studies about football-related injuries are released. bart gray: it's a big deal right now. parents are very concerned about concussions and tackles, and it's driven several families to be here. weija: like the greens, who say their boys are s