Football High

Coming Apr 12. In this clip, researchers put sensors into the helmets of high school football players and study the impact that multiple small "hits" over the course of a season can have on a young brain. In "Football High," FRONTLINE investigates the new intensity of high school football and if enough is being done to keep kids safe.

You would think first-grade summer football is just organized chaos, but not in the Springdale, Ark. local youth league.

Coming Apr 12. Of the 89 players on Trinity High School's Varsity team, 18 of them weigh over 250 pounds. Football observers agree that on average, high school players' size, speed and strength have increased dramatically over the past five to 10 years. As the size of the players -- and the intensity of the sport -- grows, FRONTLINE investigates if enough is being done to keep kids safe.

Kiehl Frazier is the most heavily recruited high school athlete in Arkansas history. In the fall he'll be vying for the starting quarterback position at Auburn University, the country's best college team. But achieving his dream -- becoming a starting quarterback in the NFL -- requires a lot more than just putting up numbers on the field.

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FRONTLINE examines one ambitious high school football team working its way towards national renown. But as high school players grow bigger, faster, and stronger, there are growing concerns about the health and safety of these young players-with rising rates of concussions, career-ending injuries, even death.