Prerequisite: JOUR320.

Participation in youth tackle football is declining. According to one study, it has fallen 20 percent for children ages 6 to 12 in recent years. What does that say about the future of football for kids and about the future of all football? In this course, we'll interview youth players and parents around the country to hear what football means in communities that are affluent and poor, urban and rural, predominantly white, black and Hispanic. We'll also include the voices of youth sports physicians, educators, sociologists, ethicists and others.