Ivy League Moves To Eliminate Tackling At Football Practices

“It hasn’t hurt our level of play,” Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens said. “It’s actually made us a better team.”
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Ivy League football coaches have decided to take the extraordinary step of eliminating all full-contact hitting from practices during the regular season, the most aggressive measure yet to combat growing concerns about brain trauma and other injuries in the sport.

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