Would I Let My Son Play Football Summary

Did you know 66% of boys between the ages of 5-18 years old play an organized sport? Over 550,000 boys participate in basketball for a school sponsored team in the U.S, ranked in the top 5 most played sports in the U.S. by youth is baseball/ teeball and last but not least football is played among young boys with more than 1 million interscholastic participants. If I were asked if I were to allow my son to play football I will say yes, because it promotes teamwork, keeps children busy (out of trouble) and it is a safe sport.

There’s no doubt that concussions in football has become a major problem, not just for the professional athletes, but for kids of all ages from age 8 to 19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shown that concussion have doubled in the last decade and The American Academy of Pediatrics says that, “emergency room visits for concussions in children ages 8 to 13 years old has doubled, and concussions have risen 200 percent among teens ages 14 to 19 in the last decade” (Keith Dunlap, The Oakland Press). This shows that the seriousness of concussions is not just an issue at a pro level but an issue throughout all levels of play. The risk is definitely present when you play football but it shouldn’t stop parents from letting their children participate in the sport. Playing organized sports such as football isn’t just a place to get injured, it’s a place where your children can learn the importance of teamwork, sportsmanship, toughness, competitiveness, they learn succeed, and also they learn about failure. The parents who don’t allow their children to play sports don’t let their kids learn about these important lessons of organized sports. Football is also a way for kids to take their anger and struggles out in the game and help them express themselves. It can also be a way for kids in bad situations to get a way out, to try and reach the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

It starts from when kids are young are taught by parents and coaches to be tough, and that’s with great reason, you should be tough, you should be a able to take a hit and get back up that’s part of the game, but the problem lies within education teaching kids when they need to be tough and when they should take a step back and realize there is a serious problem. The coaches used to be no better, they didn’t have to have sort of training Though this has changed in the last few years. While I began to briefly search around on this topic I found a interesting quoute from Brett Favre who is a soon to be hall of fame quarterback, he played 20 years in the NFL and set many passing records. He was recently asked if he had a son would he let him play in the NFL, and this was his response “I would be real leery of him playing football.” Added Favre: “In some respects, I’m almost glad I don’t have a son because of the pressures he would face. Also the physical toll that it could possibly take on him” Brett Favre is not alone there are countless other players that agree they would not try to avoid letting their children play football.

Imagine, your son comes home from a football practice and tells you his head hurts. You don’t think anything of it so you just give him some headache medicine and tell him to go to bed. He wakes up the next morning in excruciating pain and can barely even function with how bad it is. Your son has received a concussion from a teammate during practice because they haven’t learned the proper tackling techniques. All could have been avoided if you didn’t allow him to play until he and his body were ready for it. Young kids should not be playing contact football at too young of an age because, they are not fully developed, the kids won’t be held back in any way and the safety measures taken in youth football are just simply

I would not give my son permission to play football because it will cause concussions and bodily injuries, promotes violence, and causes permanent brain damage and death. After reading recent

People have been playing a game that most call “tackle football” for decades, but they have also been asking one question: “Should children be allowed to play?” Young children should not be allowed to play tackle football in order to keep them safe and guarantee a healthy future. Football is a very dangerous sport and young people can not only get their brain permanently damaged, but they can also get CTE, or stunt their brain development.

“Why Parents Should Let Their Kids Play Dangerous Sports” is a persuasive essay written by Jeb Golinkin expressing the risks and injuries that occur in many sports. However, Golinkin also expresses the necessity of sports and how they help teach teamwork, sportsmanship, toughness, and competiveness only learned from collective team sports. “…Powerful athletic enterprises has very real costs for the participants who deliver the thrills” (Paragraph 2, Line 7-8) is part of a statement from Golinkin where he is establishing that injuries are a fact when participating in sports. He states a couple of particular events in the history of sports where injuries have caused permanent injuries and even death. The cases of serious injuries were expressed and had heartfelt concern behind them in his report, however, he defends these dangerous sports by further stating benefits that are gained from participation. There is a quote from Barack Obama where he expresses his a strong opinion on football by saying, “If I had a son, I’d have to think long and hard before I let him play football.” (Paragraph 6, Line 2-3) Golinkin finalizes his opinion in his conclusion by explaining that he believes one’s child should be able to make their own decision to play sports.

Should parents let their children play football? Is the risk of head injury too great for children to be allowed to play the game? Should schools programs change the rules of the game to make it less dangerous? Football teaches teamwork, discipline and responsibility. Although some people think that football is dangerous, some think it's safe because they have the best equipment, helmet training and neck stabilization to keep the neck safe when they land wrong, any exercise keeps children healthy and team sports give them this opportunity.

I would not let my son play football because of the risk of concussion,the possibility of becoming aggressive,and the potential death.Football is a sport that most boy or girl love to play.Kids see football as safe sport because of their helmet.It's really not safe if anything helmets are supposed protect your head not to prevent a concussion.

After reading “Would I let my son play Football” by Scott Fujita , I would not allow my son to play football. In the article it states that he would say “NO” when somebody asked if they would let his son play football. Scott Fujita wouldn’t let his son play football because there is a lot of bad things that could happen to you and to your body. “When I was asked if I would still play in the NFL I said Absolutely without hesitation (5) “ Well the second quote was a great quote because he would play in the NFL because that Organization gave him a great amount of money to take care of his family. Would you let your son play football? If you would let your son play football you could risk your son or daughter's life and can put them through

“Will I let my son play football?”. Is a question that comes to mind to parents who have kids interested in sports. But these are the questions they should also ask themselves. “Is a football career really worth all the repercussions?” and “Is a life worth a tackle?”. Many kids dream of having a professional football career and strive to be the best in the sport. With hard work and dedication these dreams can become clearer, but that does not mean they are promised. The only thing that a professional football career promises is that injuries will occur while playing, no matter what age or size. That being said, I would not give my son permission to play football because it causes concussions and bodily injuries, it also promotes violence and causes permanent brain damage and death.

An Article I recently read called, “Would I Let My Son Play Football?” by “Scott Fujita” discusses all about the subject. Scott gives his own opinions on whether or not he would allow his son to play football, but being a former football player made his a little bias. He states, “The latest dark reminder came monday, when a 16-year old high school player from Broncton, N,Y., died after a helmet to helmet hit on friday night”(Fujita, 3). Grasping the seriousness here, this would be strike one for me.

After reading Scott Fujita's article “Would I Let My Son Play Football”, I would allow my child to play football. Fujita asks in his article “How can I bash a game that produced so many friendships, paid for part of my education and helped me become comfortable financially?” (Fujita 3) Basically, Fujita is stating that football helped him become a team member and it helped him have good financial support for himself and his family. I want my son or daughter to become a team player and gain more friendships, if they ever decide to join football, And I want them to have a good amount of money to be able to support themselves. But in the article he states “...

Dating back to 1892, a new threshold in American sports history was achieved. The Allegheny Athletic Association had defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. More importantly, William Heffelfinger was paid $500 to participate on the AAA team, thus birthing Professional Football. As the years passed, American Football has seen an exponential progression, including the introduction of children’s football associations. While there is a numerous group of parents who have no problem with their child being involved in football, recent revelations would begin to grow concern in some. It is because of this we must ask, should parents disallow their children from participating in football, or should they focus on the more positive benefits that the organized sport could have?

You are worried about your child going to get injured in his first game of football. Little did you know, there's nothing you should be really worried about. In fact, sports to young children or teens might seem dangerous. But on the other hand, it is just a fun sport for young children and teens to play. Sports also makes kids and teens active in a fun way and sports makes kid entertain themselves. Although sports seems dangerous, teens and young children should be allowed to play sports because sports makes them healthy, higher scores in school, and makes kids less depressed (sad).