Tackle Football Before Age 12 Can Have Long-Term Health Effects By Brenda Bryan | November 20, 2017 We work with so many of the local football teams and always want to see our athletes play and stay safe. This is an important study regarding the effects of playing tackle football prior to age 12. Posted in Health & Wellness, Sports Medicine and tagged orthopedic doctors phoenix, orthopedic doctors scottsdale, orthopedics, sports medicine, sports medicine doctors phoenix, sports medicine doctors scottsdale