Additional Youth Safety Guidelines

Please click on the links below for detailed guidance regarding safety guidelines for your particular sport.

Soccer:

• US Club Soccer – Implementation Guidelines for U.S. Soccer’s Player Safety Campaign: Concussion Initiatives & Heading for Youth Players
• U.S. Soccer – Concussion Guidelines

Hockey:

• USA Hockey – Body Checking
• USA Hockey – Safety Concussions

Lacrosse:

• US Lacrosse – How It Works: Illegal Body-Checking Rule In Youth Lacrosse
• US Lacrosse – Concussion Management Plan Guidelines for U-19 Programs

The LA84 Foundation will not make grants for any program that offers rugby, football, boxing, or martial arts that allows, a) tackling below the age of 14, or b) deliberate blows to the head below the age of 14.