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▲ SPORTS Talk accurately represent the protective benefits and limitations of equipment to mitigate injury and risk," said Ann Carpenetti, managing director of game administration at US Lacrosse. The proposed bill also allows the Federal Trade Commission to take stronger action against manufacturers who make false and deceptive product safety claims in advertising and marketing campaigns. National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational In Nebraska GRAND ISLAND, Neb.— Nebraska will host the 2013 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational Match June 2328 at the Heartland Public Shooting Park and Heartland Events Center in Grand Island. "This is the top event in the country for 4-H Shooting Sports," Steve Pritchard, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension educator and coordinator of Nebraska's 4-H shooting sports program, told local news outlets recently. This event will involve 4-H youth, ages 14-18, from across the nation competing in small bore rifle, small bore pistol, muzzle loading, shotgun, air pistol, air rifle, hunting skills, recurve archery and compound archery. Pritchard said more than 530 youth from 32 states competed in the event last June in Grand Island. Ground was broken in March for the LakePoint Sporting Community & Town Center development in Georgia. See next page for details. Greensboro Welcomes 3,500 Soccer Players GREENSBORO, N.C.— About 3,500 soccer players competed in Greensboro recently for the 34th annual Wrangler-McDonalds Youth Soccer Tournament. More than 250 teams f faced off at the Bryan Park S Soccer Complex on Pinecroft R Road. According to local s sources, the event has grown s so much that officials said f four extra sites and 10 more fields were needed this year. GOVERNING Bodies Concussion Study Good News For Youth Football Players USA Football has released preliminary findings following the first year of a two-year study to examine player health and safety in organized youth tackle football. USA Football commissioned the study in February 2012 The independent scientific study monitors 10 youth football leagues in six states and is believed to be the first of its scope in youth football's 80-plus year history. The research documents player health and any sustained injuries during the course of the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Final results are expected in the first quarter of 2014. Among the first-year findings, which included more than 60,000 individual athlete exposures (participation in a practice or game) for nearly 2,000 youth football players on more than 100 individual teams, • Fewer than 4 percent sustained a concussion; • More than 90 percent of the 1,913 youth players did not suffer an injury that restricted participation; 10 June 2013 • Fewer than 10 percent of players incurred an injury, and of those injuries, 64 percent were minor where athletes returned to play on the same day; • Contusions were the most common injuries (35 percent), followed by ligament sprains (15 percent); • Youth football players were more likely to be injured during games than practices; and • No catastrophic head, neck or heat-related injuries were reported. Ten youth football leagues of varying size and demographics in Arizona, Indiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia comprise the study's nationally representative research pool. Individual leagues are undisclosed to preserve the anonymity of the participants. USA Football's study aims to provide new information for America's football community, including • Observations about player safety at different ages, as well as game versus practice situations; • Playing standards (player age; player age and weight) and their relation to player safety; and • The level and variance of player safety in organized youth tackle football. ■ www.sportseventsmagazine.com