A class action lawsuit has been filed against Pop Warner, claiming the organization knowingly put players in danger by ignoring the risks of head trauma. Jimmie Session has been coaching kids since 1984 and says the Bulldogs have had few injuries in those 30-plus years.

“You put your shoulder pads on, hit and wrap,” says Coach Session. “Bring your man down, but a lot of coaches just don’t care how people tackle as long as they get the man to the ground.”

Coach Sessions says it’s about the fundamentals of football. “We very rarely have serious injuries here because we teach the basics on how to tackle in the proper position.”

The class action lawsuit was filed by mothers of two deceased former football players and signals youth football could be next front in the legal battle against concussions. Tenieka Stokes has three sons in Pop Warner. A total of five of them have played in the league.

“I’d rather have my kids on the football field where I can see them,” says Stokes, “Versus on the street where I can’t see them and they’re doing something harmful to somebody else.”

The two young men at the center of this class action lawsuit played football as youngsters and were found after they died to have a chronic neurological condition linked to repeated head hits.