New recommendations to keep young football players safe

There's growing concern over the dangers of high school football across the country.

In the first seven weeks of the season, there have been seven deaths related to the game.

That compares to 11 in all of last season.

On Monday the American Academy of Pediatrics released new recommendations about how to keep young players safe on the field.

Most importantly: Zero tolerance for illegal and dangerous hits.

Dr. Greg Landry from the American Academy of Pediatrics explains, "We need to stop any of the head-to-head hits, and we need to make sure kids are being taught on proper tackling technique."

He continued, "Anything you can do to reduce risk of injury with tackling will reduce the overall injury rate."

The group also recommends keeping athletic trainers on the sidelines during games and practices.

If the professionals had their way, they would remove tackling from high school football altogether.