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re: Brees won't allow boys to play football at a young age
Posted on 10/10/13 at 1:31 pm to Holden Caulfield
Posted on 10/10/13 at 1:31 pm to Holden Caulfield
It is safer when they are younger than when they are older.
4th graders really are not going to hurt each other. They have pads and helmets on and they do not run fast enough, are not big enough, and do not hit hard enough. Junior High is when you need to start worrying because some kids go through growth spurts faster than others.
I would not want my 8th grade son getting trucked by Dylan Moses. That just isn't fair.
4th graders really are not going to hurt each other. They have pads and helmets on and they do not run fast enough, are not big enough, and do not hit hard enough. Junior High is when you need to start worrying because some kids go through growth spurts faster than others.
I would not want my 8th grade son getting trucked by Dylan Moses. That just isn't fair.
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Posted on 10/10/13 at 1:46 pm to AlaTiger
I didn't start playing tackle football until 8th grade.
It took me a while to learn technique, how to tackle correctly, and Id literally try to hit people as hard as I could with my head. I had a concussion my freshmen year because of that. Took a while to learn how to properly hit, but I wish I would've learned that well before high school.
It took me a while to learn technique, how to tackle correctly, and Id literally try to hit people as hard as I could with my head. I had a concussion my freshmen year because of that. Took a while to learn how to properly hit, but I wish I would've learned that well before high school.
Posted on 10/10/13 at 1:49 pm to AlaTiger
It is safer at 8-9, as I'm going through it right now. I'd actually rather him not play, but he loves it. I mentioned that I might take it away and the dude was extremely upset. He's a good kid so I let him do what he loves to do.
But.....there's concussion protocol even for this level. I've seen multiple kids this year get concussions. My boy has a friend who's had two already (one last yr and this yr). I hear it all around the fields of kids 6-7 etc... getting the concussions. Probably isn't worth it. I'm definitely torn.
But.....there's concussion protocol even for this level. I've seen multiple kids this year get concussions. My boy has a friend who's had two already (one last yr and this yr). I hear it all around the fields of kids 6-7 etc... getting the concussions. Probably isn't worth it. I'm definitely torn.
Posted on 10/10/13 at 2:00 pm to AlaTiger
In actuality while you think the hits are not that violent in the younger ages you are not accounting for the fact that their brains are more fragile at that age and it takes less impact to incur an injury than what you think.
I do agree that puberty years will be the most dangerous since you will have potential of kids being at different stages.
I do agree that puberty years will be the most dangerous since you will have potential of kids being at different stages.
Posted on 10/13/13 at 4:07 pm to AlaTiger
I completely agree. Our school plays up all the time because they lack dept or the JV kids is better than the high schoolers. Even though my son is a big kid I am not gonna let him play up.
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