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@texdawg I took out to the golf course and just really enjoyed having out there with me. I know football isn’t for everyone and I will certainly allow him to choose if he plays or not. If and when he’s ready to play the family will he behind him.
Im thinking about enrolling him at the elementary school at IMG to get an earlier start. Jk
I was an avid golfer growing up. Loved playing with my dad.
Pretty sure Tiger and Jordan Speith did ok.
I will add. Your son certainly doesn't need to play football if you or him doesn't feel comfortable doing so.
But you need to spend time watching the game with him. Boys need to understand the game.
I have a nephew - love the boy to death - but he doesn't understand football at all - and it's just weird.
yeah I wanted to go pro in golf but didn’t have the money or financial backers to try the mini tours after college. Insert cheesy NCAA athletes going pro in other areas commercial
My son played pee-wee but didn’t like it. So he started wrestling in middle school and loves it. I mean, watching videos of wrestling when he not wrestling loves it.
He is now going into his sophomore year of high school. 6’1” 180 lbs. and has been working with a personal trainer for the last 2 months to get ready for this season.
for sheer longevity, let him be a place kicker. I guess that might mean starting out with soccer.
I played from age 5-19. 1 yr of college. I’m gonna be 49 in October. I have no problems with anything and I don’t keep in shape. Only got hurt once in hs(knee). And I would hit you and get hit. Been knocked out a few times. No problems with my health what so ever.
There are inherent dangers in every sport. Baseball will ruin your elbow and shoulder. Soccer is a bad concussion sport also, terrible for the knees as well. How easy to break ankles in basketball.. if you play golf long enough you'll run into some back issues so it's really pick your poison.
facts
sure, but the odds are not the same. there is risk in driving but the risk in 90 on the highway and 20 through a residential are not the same and therefore is not a valid comparison
I am not arguing kids should not play football or that I would ban my kid from playing football but to compare the injury rate between football and golf is like apples to bowling balls
Yeah you're right. Football gets more dings for obvious reasons but as far as serious injuries it's not as bad as hockey & lacrosse, throw boxing in there as well which is actually worse as far as CTE goes. Competitive cheerleading is actually one of the most dangerous sports as weird as that sounds
for sure. in some ways football gets a bad rep for injuries because sports like boxing and cheerleading are worse.
I'll say I hung out with some guys who played rugby and I practiced with them once. this was when I was in college and was in pretty good shape from wrestling. that is a brutal sport. I don't know about injury rates but if you want bumps and bruises that is a good sport to play
It's the head injuries specifically that are the major fear. Good coaching is a major key here. I had several bad ones in all sports I played, only the football ones denied us water and had us bang heads to show toughness. I would never push a son towards football, but if he was setup for success and had proper coaching I'd let him.
Parents who don’t let their kids plat tackle football are the problem with this country. Coddle your kids. Teach them to expect to be treated with kid gloves. Give them a participation trophy for playing flag football.
That mindset is the same mindset that teaches people we should forgive student loans, guarantee a certain wage regardless of productivity, and votes to tax someone else’s earnings to provide for their own needs.
Let your kids climb trees, make jumps on their bicycles, and MAKE them stay in front of hard hit groundballs instead of stabbing at them from the side like a dang p***y
Boy that escalated quickly...I don’t know who that was targeted at but I hope you feel better.