Coed Football: Hazards, Implications, and Alternatives.

Falls, Harold B.

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ERIC Number: EJ346361

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Coed Football: Hazards, Implications, and Alternatives.

Falls, Harold B.

Physician and Sportsmedicine, v14 n11 p207-08,213-20,222,224 Nov 1986

Football, it is argued, is too dangerous for most girls and for many boys. Data on male-female differences in size, speed, and strength are reviewed. A preparticipation screening program with equal requirements for both sexes is proposed. (Author/MT)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Board of Education Policy, Football, Injuries, Intramural Athletics, Screening Tests, Secondary Education, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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