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Trailing 27-18 in the opening round of the Missouri high school playoffs, a stop here—would help keep Tipton’s fading season alive_  by [Jack Linshi](https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Jun 10, 2015 2:29 AM UTC  Football players walking on field Football players walking on field Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Jun 10, 2015 2:29 AM UTC The American Medical Association [voted](http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news/news/2015/2015-06-09-ama-policy-reduce-youth-concussion-risk.page) Tuesday to adopt new policies aimed at protecting young athletes from concussions, amid nationwide concerns that football head injuries may cause [long-term health consequences](http://time.com/3611146/football-head-impacts-can-cause-brain-changes-even-without-concussion/). The policy recommends requiring young athletes who are suspected of having a concussion to be quickly removed from a game, the group said in a statement, and allowed to return only with a physician’s written consent. Additionally, the policy encourages doctors and athletic groups to adopt evidence-based, age-specific guidelines to evaluate and manage concussions in all athletes. Several [studies](http://healthland.time.com/2013/05/07/high-school-athletes-dont-report-concussion-symptoms/) have shown high school athletes who suffered head injuries, particularly football players, continued to play despite knowing the the risks of concussions. And according to the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, there have been at least 47 fatalities [directly linked](http://nccsir.unc.edu/files/2014/06/Annual-Football-2013-Fatalities-Final.pdf) to high school football since 2000. _Read next:_ [_The Tragic Risks of American Football_](http://time.com/3397085/the-tragic-risks-of-american-football/) ## Transcript I describe it to people like an ocean. Like the waves, sometimes the waves come in and they're small and you can stand up. And sometimes they come crashing in no matter how hard you try to hold your ground. There's just nothing you can do. In early June, I went to Tipton to do a story about Chad Stover, a football player from Mattel, and it's affected me in ways I never could have imagined. [ MUSIC ] In Tipton Missouri, football is king. It's a small ad town. You know, everybody knows everybody. [ MUSIC ] In a small community like this, football players are, are also your basketball and your baseball players, for the most part. From the time he was little bitty. That's, that's what he always wanted to do. Football is a great game. At it's best it can bond small towns, particularly on the high school level. It's also a violent game. After we've experienced what we've experienced, we truly realized the depth. The ramifications that can come from just a hit. It's scary. The 2013 Tifton football season was, you know, kind of middling. They were, they weren't that great but they made the playoffs. And they were about to play Sacred Heart and it was Halloween night. Towards the midpoint of the first half, Cad was on defense and had a nasty head to head hit. It was quick and nobody as far as I could tell really noticed it, and he continued to play. There were just under seven minutes left in the second half. Chad dives, makes a fairly fundamental play, but the thigh of the running back hit Chad's head. Twice is asked, are you okay? Twice he says, I'm good, and he goes back into the huddle. I remember looking at the play clock and thinking [ MUSIC ] We're almost done. And my mom actually turned and looked at me and said season's almost over, time to move on, we're almost done Chaddy. Chad came out of the huddle. As he was almost lined up he collapsed into the arms. One of his best friends. [ MUSIC ] Petis County ambulance, what's the address of your emergency? Jennie Jaynes football stadium. Got a, we've got a kid down on the field. OK. Yeah, they said them need them now. We've got them on the way already. I knew immediately that something was terribly wrong. I wanted to run. I just wanted to get there as fast as I possibly could. And I had his helmet off. I had a tear running down the side of his face. And I just wanted him to know that I was there. And that I was with him. So I got on my knees and I kissed his head, and I told him it's all right Chadie mama's here. And I remember told, someone told me, he can't hear you and I told them I don't care. I just want him to know I'm here. And I said. Stayed right there with him. Chad was air lifted to the trauma center at the University of Missouri, he fought for two weeks little signs of hope here and there but his condition never really. [ UNKNOWN ] improved, after two weeks in the hospital, Chad [ UNKNOWN ] passed away. He was 17 years old. [ MUSIC ] This is Chads's bow he got last year Chad got to go one time with it We're spending a lot of time with each other now, knowing how valuable the time is and what memories we can make, we try to make them now [ MUSIC ] What happened to Chad and our family hopefully, never happens to anybody else. When he left that day, he was in such a great mood. he was going to play football, and we never dreamed we wouldn't see him here again. This shouldn't be just another sad story. It should spark a conversation [ UNKNOWN ] We don't blame anybody, or even the game of football for that. [ MUSIC ] Chad lives on. He lives on in our memories. He lives on in everything that we do. And maybe he can make a difference. [ MUSIC ] At the top, the NFL is more popular than it's ever been. But on the youth level, we're seeing declines of participation. people, parents, kids are afraid about concussions and, and safety risks in football. The big question is going forward, if precautions aren't taken 20, 30, 40 years from now, who's gonna be playing this game? Will we still have Friday night lights? 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