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re: California trying to ban contact football for kids under 12
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:08 pm to domesticengineer
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:08 pm to domesticengineer
quote:
ultimate frisbee (insane workout)
Ultimate frisbee is such a great game and workout for kids.
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Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:08 pm to crap4brain
just make them play without helmets
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:09 pm to crap4brain
I honestly don't think this is a terrible idea. If my kid was set on playing football when he's older, I'd sign him up to play 2 sports: flag football and rugby.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:11 pm to crap4brain
Might as well ban bicycles, skateboards, rollerskates, and running on slippery surfaces.
Life is full of risk. A team sport that involves contact is good for young boys. The risk is there, but the benefits are too.
Life is full of risk. A team sport that involves contact is good for young boys. The risk is there, but the benefits are too.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:11 pm to GetCocky11
Ultimate is no substitution for soccer.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:13 pm to Ricardo
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A team sport that involves contact is good for young boys. The risk is there, but the benefits are too.
Lots of contact sports with much lower rates of brain injuries.
Jiu-jitsu, wrestling, rugby, etc. And honestly being strong at one of those before starting football would be a big advantage, especially rugby.
This post was edited on 1/10/24 at 3:14 pm
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:15 pm to crap4brain
The nanny state.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:16 pm to Gaston
6th or 7th grade is really the only time that you start to get cohesive play from youngsters before that it's fun to watch but usually not as organized as you might think.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:17 pm to crap4brain
We started tackle football at 9. We also played crack-the-whip, king of the hill, smear the queer, dodge ball, monkey bars, diving boards, and dirt clod fights.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:21 pm to lsu777
quote:Where do you get your stats from? Personal experience as a player and parent, most kids loved the game and stuck with it. There were no significant injuries that I recall and no one has killed their families later in life.
i mean you dont get anything out of tackle football before then except injuries and kids hating the game before even getting to really play the game.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:22 pm to mauser
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We also played crack-the-whip, king of the hill, smear the queer, dodge ball, monkey bars, diving boards, and dirt clod fights.
I don't know crack the whip or diving boards, but the others are safer in terms of brain injury than football.
It's the helmets. Players think they can lower their heads and/or use them as weapons. Honestly, tackle football without pads would be safer for kids. I'd be all for that.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:25 pm to crap4brain
Yet this same state will let a kid the same age get puberty blockers and other "gender affirming" care.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:26 pm to crap4brain
That's dumb. Kids are basically made out of rubber and aren't strong or fast enough to really hurt themselves anyway. Football doesn't start getting dangerous till puberty.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:26 pm to crap4brain
I just don’t see the level of contact occurring between 4th-5th graders that would cause any CTE
As a kid I banged my head on shite at the playground way worse than any hit that occurred in peewee football with a helmet on
As a kid I banged my head on shite at the playground way worse than any hit that occurred in peewee football with a helmet on
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:27 pm to crap4brain
That’s not a terrible idea.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:30 pm to West Seattle Dude
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Nothing more ridiculous than seeing 6 and 7-year-old kids wearing oversized helmets playing tackle football.
Since when do 1st and 2nd graders play tackle football. We started peewee in 4th grade which I was 10 years old then
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:37 pm to crap4brain
Not a bad idea at all. So many dads out there cosplaying as NFL coaches and getting kids hurt or setting them up to get hurt in the future with teaching terrible fundamentals.
This post was edited on 1/10/24 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:38 pm to deltaland
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Since when do 1st and 2nd graders play tackle football. We started peewee in 4th grade which I was 10 years old then
They start young.
When I was young, we didn't start flag until 3rd or 4th grade. Tackle started around 5th. I held my oldest son out of football till 6th grade and I'm glad I did.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:38 pm to Gaston
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Jr high (7th grade) is a pretty normal time to start tackle football…so 12. Not a big deal IMO
Watch a prepubescent 12 year old face off with a 6’2 230lb 8th grader. It happens a lot. I have no problem with youth football but that’s probably because we aren’t idiots and we make sure the other coaches aren’t idiots. My opinion is kids should play at least a year before getting to jr high. I’ve seen flag footballers get absolutely wrecked because they don’t understand getting tackled. They pick it up quick or quit
This post was edited on 1/10/24 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:39 pm to crap4brain
Tackle football with elementary kids ranks among the saddest things you can watch.
Their bodies are not ready to move around in the pads and helmets, they also get very little athletic achievement from it.
Any football before 7th grade should be flag or touch. This will allow the kids understand the concepts much better.
Their bodies are not ready to move around in the pads and helmets, they also get very little athletic achievement from it.
Any football before 7th grade should be flag or touch. This will allow the kids understand the concepts much better.
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