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Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:20 am to JBeam
apples and oranges IMO.
Entertainment doesn't mean I want to do it
Entertainment doesn't mean I want to do it
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:22 am to JBeam
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What if you try to steer your son away from playing football.
Wont do it
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:23 am to JBeam
Yeah, unfortunately coaches at the PeeWee level are probably dads who got suckered into volunteering as head coach. Not all kids' parents can afford the safer equipment either. I don't know. My son is 3. He is huge and very strong. I'm sure he would make a pretty good PeeWee football player soon, but I don't want him to be one.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:25 am to JBeam
That has been my experience watching my sons play.
All of the coaches have to go to workshops on proper technique. If a kid does it wrong, the coaches are yelling at him right away and are teaching him how to do it right. If a kid is slow to get up after a hit, the coach pulls him.
That is what I've seen for years of being at every practice and game for my son's youth football.
All of the coaches have to go to workshops on proper technique. If a kid does it wrong, the coaches are yelling at him right away and are teaching him how to do it right. If a kid is slow to get up after a hit, the coach pulls him.
That is what I've seen for years of being at every practice and game for my son's youth football.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:32 am to JBeam
I don't think that's an interesting question, at all. You wouldn't be steering your son away from football because you think it's morally wrong to play the sport.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:36 am to AngryBeavers
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Plenty of sports out there that are tough and you're not slamming your head on every play.
Safer sports? Like what, soccer? Reality is you aren't safe no matter what you do. That being said, I sure as hell won't be encouraging my kid to be a lineman. At the end of the day my boys will choose what sports they want to participate in based on what they find the most fun.
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My neighbor's son got a concussion during an 8th grade game and it went undiagnosed for a day after the game
While that is not uncommon, parents play a part in this as well. Why didn't the parents try to understand if the kid had a concussion or not and take him to the doctor?
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I will not be encouraging my kids to play football.
Will you actively discourage it though?
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:37 am to ironsides
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While that is not uncommon, parents play a part in this as well. Why didn't the parents try to understand if the kid had a concussion or not and take him to the doctor?
The signs of a concussion aren't always apparent.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:37 am to SabiDojo
We'll does your son like football and if so what if he wants to play. Are you going to tell him no? What if Jr High and High school roll around and he wants to play, is that going to be a point of back and forth tension between you too.
You know your kid is more likely to be injured in a car accident than playing high school football. Are you going to keep him from driving or off the road entirely. As a dad I couldn't fathom turning my kids away from any sport they would want to play. Could my son get paralyzed from playing football yes, but he could also from slipping in a store and that happens more frequently in life.
Let your kids do what makes them happy and support them with positive advice and teach them about safety. The chips are gonna fall where they may.
You know your kid is more likely to be injured in a car accident than playing high school football. Are you going to keep him from driving or off the road entirely. As a dad I couldn't fathom turning my kids away from any sport they would want to play. Could my son get paralyzed from playing football yes, but he could also from slipping in a store and that happens more frequently in life.
Let your kids do what makes them happy and support them with positive advice and teach them about safety. The chips are gonna fall where they may.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:39 am to WalkingTurtles
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We'll does your son like football and if so what if he wants to play. Are you going to tell him no? What if Jr High and High school roll around and he wants to play, is that going to be a point of back and forth tension between you too.
I never excluded high school. I just said PeeWee. And, I don't know how I would feel about him playing high school football. That's a discussion we would have when the time is right.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:39 am to JBeam
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What if you try to steer your son away from playing football. But you still take him to CFB & NFL games. Is that hypocritical?
I don't know who chris borland is, but why would the above be hypocritical?
If you had 2 sons that were like a year apart and forbid the oldest from playing then the following year encouraged the younger one to...I can see that being hypocritical. I just don't see how the above would be.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:41 am to ironsides
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Will you actively discourage it though?
Yes. Playing football does nothing for you after high school. I still play Lacrosse competitively well into my 20's and play with guys in their late 40's still playing at a high level. Sports like Basketball, Soccer and Lacrosse allow you to play for exercise and fun way later in life.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:42 am to WG_Dawg
Paulie from the show raised the question. I just thought it was interesting enough to bring to the MSB.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:46 am to AngryBeavers
That's your opinion, what if your son has a different one. I can't see how as a parent you would deny your son something he wants to do. The odds are extremely and overwhelmingly in your favor that he plays high school ball and that's it and never suffers any life long injury. Like I'm the high 90% percentiles.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:48 am to WalkingTurtles
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I can't see how as a parent you would deny your son something he wants to do
If your son wants to smoke crack would you let him because he wants to do it?
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:54 am to AngryBeavers
That's a nice straw man you got there. Crack is an illegal drug that has lasting health effects for majority of those who use it. Football is a legal sport played from pee-wee level all the way thru Professional. Also majority of those who play football never make it past high school and have zero life long health or physical issues because of it.
It sounds like you believe it is dangerous and would prefer he play other things, that's a discussion to share but the decision should be ultimately his regarding the playing of varsity sports and that's my opinion.
It sounds like you believe it is dangerous and would prefer he play other things, that's a discussion to share but the decision should be ultimately his regarding the playing of varsity sports and that's my opinion.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 10:56 am to WalkingTurtles
Crack has been proven dangerous to your health. So has Football. We have no idea how many people have suffered brain damage later in life from High School football. It's not worth the risk of latent effects.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 11:04 am to AngryBeavers
But it would be your sons choice don't you think?
Posted on 3/17/15 at 11:09 am to WalkingTurtles
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But it would be your sons choice don't you think?
No because I would be the parent. How is it any different then stopping him from doing anything else detrimental to his long term health? I would honestly rather my kids not get super into sports like I was. If he has one or two he plays for fun that's good. It serves no purpose later in life other than exercise. I want my kid to be interested in things like computer programming and software development. Those are the people winning at life right now.
Posted on 3/17/15 at 11:33 am to JBeam
This is probably the safest time in history to play football.
With our new knowledge of head injuries and equipment. With the new techniques they teach kids in heads up leagues.
With our new knowledge of head injuries and equipment. With the new techniques they teach kids in heads up leagues.
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