[oneijoe]

I disagree. If coaches knew that head first hits and launches would cost them ejection and suspension you would see a tremendous effort to have kids not tackle in this manner. The kids who make these types of hits are often the team leaders.

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Ah, but what seems to be unrecognized is MOST head on collisions don't come from the defense at all. Rather the most common player who uses the helmet in contact is the BALL CARRIER.

I was making the simple point that such a basic part of the game as a ball carrier going forward into a hit would ALSO need to be disallowed if tackling impacts are outlawed. THAT would result in a basic change in the game.

I'm not arguing right or wrong...just pointing out the issue isn't necessarily only about the "tackle"...