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    Football at Dewitt High School is probably the biggest thing at our school. Friday nights, the town closes down and everyone is at the stadium. Being on varsity as a sophomore was a cool experience even tho I wasn't on at the beginning of the season. In my eyes football is the hardest sport for men athletes, the fear that someone is always behind you and that there is the constant fear that you wont be on your game for the scouts that are there. To get a D1 scholarship you must be a freak. The kids

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    Should Football be allowed in High Schools? Many people debate whether football should be allowed in high schools. Football is undoubtedly linked to injuries and a case can be made that it causes tension between students. Benefits of football include, teaching students valuable skills, helping communities come together, and also teaching students that physical fitness is crucial to a healthy life. In my accord, the benefits of football in high schools far outweigh the risks. The first positive

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    one friday after school the high school football team was getting ready to play their toughest opponent yet Prarie Grove. I had been looking forward to going to the game all week and it was finally here. I had been asked by some friends if i could walk to sonic after school to get some grub before the football game. I said “I’ll have to check with my mom before

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    one day become a high school football coach in northeast Iowa, but I will have to take certain steps and achieve some things before I will reach my goal. The first step will be finishing off my college career as a successful quarterback for the Upper Iowa football team. This will give me the credibility I need for different high schools to look at me to as a potential coach. I will also need to graduate from college with good grades to show my future employers I’m not just a football player, but also

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    While I was in high school, I developed a deep love for education. I was fortunate to have excellent teachers in nearly all of my classes. These teachers challenged me daily to think about class topics in a different way. Whether it was through seminar discussions or research papers, my teachers in high school made me excited to come to class. When the school day ended, some of those same teachers became my coaches. Because of their enthusiasm for teaching and learning, I experienced the same joy

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    about football. I was going to be in High School and it would be more competitive and physical. There would be different teams, coaches, and players than before. As a kid, I didn’t take football as serious as I do now. Whenever we had football practice in middle school, we didn’t take them as serious. We fooled around and didn’t pay attention. Now I’m more focused because there’s the chance of playing varsity on Friday nights with the roaring fans behind you. Throughout middle school, I wasn’t

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    official start of my high school career. Our freshman team has been together since seventh grade and have been undeafeated ever since . The class of 2021 to most people is the best athletic class that we'll ever have for Central York School District. Now, everything is different. We are now in high school, and high school football will be a little bit more of challenge. But, I think that if our team stays together we'll be able to accomplish great things in high school football, things like winning

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    November 13th, 2013 the world lost someone. During a high school football game, a player tackled another, Charles Youvella, but two days later, a tragedy occurred. Youvella sustained a brain injury, and died in the hospital, according to CBS News. Most people view high school football as a way of exercise, but it can cause danger. Throughout the history of high school football, several students have injured themselves or worse; high school football needs to provide better safety for their players.

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    Football has been a part of some students lives making it special for them. Even though many love playing and watching the sport football is too dangerous to be played in high school, it leads to brain injuries, bodily injuries, and death. Nowadays, brain injuries to some might sound as the worst injuries to have. It’s even worse because football is starting with younger kids. In source 3 it states “younger athletes, whose brains are still developing, may be even more vulnerable to brain injuries

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    Football is definitely dangerous. In my opinion, knowing others would disagree. I would have to say that football shouldn’t be played in High school because of how bad the injuries are. High School football players brains are still developing and them having a concussion is worse than it is for a collegiate player. Yes, football can be made safer but will it ever be completely safe?. A former N.F.L player who is also an author of several books also doubts that football will ever be safe enough. More

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