As football involves rough game play, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has decided to protect brain and bodies of young players from injuries during a game. The professional association of pediatricians released some guidelines to protect players from sports-related injuries.

In the past, a number of players have reported about experiencing brain trauma for a long time. Now, the association is hopeful that the new guidelines will protect children and young players from long-term brain injuries. According to AAP, the guidelines are supported by evidence to prevent injuries.

Dr. William P. Meehan III from the Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention at Boston Children's Hospital said pediatricians are working hard to bring evidence to the decision-making process.

AAP said head-first hits have been found the most dangerous to a player’s brain. Experts said players wear some padded helmets as a protection, but if the helmets are not used properly by players, they could do more harm to them.

Now, as per the new guidelines, coaches have to strictly monitor all the players and encourage them to use safe tackling techniques to prevent head injuries. They also have to tell strictly to players not to use illegal techniques that may injure other players.

Meehan said, “We need to get rid of impacts to the head entirely in football. There's no known benefit to an impact to the head, and it doesn't need to be part of football”. The new guidelines encourage the formation and promotion of non-tackling football leagues.