Comments on: My Son Wants to Play Football… http://www.draftdaysuit.com/2009/12/21/my-son-wants-to-play-football/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:43:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt neumann http://www.draftdaysuit.com/2009/12/21/my-son-wants-to-play-football/comment-page-1/#comment-16737 Matt neumann Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:43:22 +0000 http://www.draftdaysuit.com/?p=1334#comment-16737 Hello, i played football from 7th through the 12th grade. It is a physical and dangerous sport. Having said that, there is not a time in my life which i wish i could return to more. The game, the passion, the feeling u get running onto a field on a friday night under the lights... The people i shed blood, sweat, and tears with were more than just teamates, they were brothers. When i told my father that i wanted to play he said no at first... He coached football for many years and didn think i was cut out for such a sport. But after a few seasons he was deffinetly pleased at my progress. He was at every game i ever played. Football became a huge part of our relationship and we became really good friends as a result. So yes football is tough and the possibility of injury is there, to deny a kid these life experiences would be a much greater tradgedy than a broken bone!!! Hello, i played football from 7th through the 12th grade. It is a physical and dangerous sport. Having said that, there is not a time in my life which i wish i could return to more. The game, the passion, the feeling u get running onto a field on a friday night under the lights… The people i shed blood, sweat, and tears with were more than just teamates, they were brothers. When i told my father that i wanted to play he said no at first… He coached football for many years and didn think i was cut out for such a sport. But after a few seasons he was deffinetly pleased at my progress. He was at every game i ever played. Football became a huge part of our relationship and we became really good friends as a result. So yes football is tough and the possibility of injury is there, to deny a kid these life experiences would be a much greater tradgedy than a broken bone!!!

]]> By: laurie http://www.draftdaysuit.com/2009/12/21/my-son-wants-to-play-football/comment-page-1/#comment-1659 laurie Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:40:57 +0000 http://www.draftdaysuit.com/?p=1334#comment-1659 i don't have children but I don't even like to watch other people's kids participate in rough sports so I'd probably be in your shoes. However, I do think people do what they want to do at some point - in this case maybe when he's not a minor child anymore. I also think that it's possible to get injured sitting still, so one can never tell what will cause problems, but I totally understand your trepidation as his mom. And the rest of you too. Too bad we all can't wear helmets everywhere and fit in. i don’t have children but I don’t even like to watch other people’s kids participate in rough sports so I’d probably be in your shoes. However, I do think people do what they want to do at some point – in this case maybe when he’s not a minor child anymore. I also think that it’s possible to get injured sitting still, so one can never tell what will cause problems, but I totally understand your trepidation as his mom.

And the rest of you too. Too bad we all can’t wear helmets everywhere and fit in.

]]> By: ClumberKim http://www.draftdaysuit.com/2009/12/21/my-son-wants-to-play-football/comment-page-1/#comment-1658 ClumberKim Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:41:51 +0000 http://www.draftdaysuit.com/?p=1334#comment-1658 I say no to football too but it's a slippery slope. Though baseball is what he lives for, and soccer is also a favorite, I failed to get my son in anything organized this year. He did 6 weeks of lacrosse this fall and loved it, though it was just learning skills, not playing games. He thinks anything with a ball is where he wants to be, and that includes football. He's gonna play something and he's gonna get injured at some point. I am lucky that his school doesn't have a football team. They don't have baseball either, which I think is going to be a bigger deal, but there are club options for baseball. Sarah, I'm scared too. And I played rugby in college. I say no to football too but it’s a slippery slope. Though baseball is what he lives for, and soccer is also a favorite, I failed to get my son in anything organized this year. He did 6 weeks of lacrosse this fall and loved it, though it was just learning skills, not playing games. He thinks anything with a ball is where he wants to be, and that includes football.

He’s gonna play something and he’s gonna get injured at some point. I am lucky that his school doesn’t have a football team. They don’t have baseball either, which I think is going to be a bigger deal, but there are club options for baseball.

Sarah, I’m scared too. And I played rugby in college.

]]> By: Moon http://www.draftdaysuit.com/2009/12/21/my-son-wants-to-play-football/comment-page-1/#comment-1657 Moon Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:49:01 +0000 http://www.draftdaysuit.com/?p=1334#comment-1657 I jumped in to football around 5th grade and i was fine all the through high school with out a single broke bone. As for the little guy He may be a little young right now but thats ok he has time to grow and get bigger and when that happens if he wants to play put him on the field I jumped in to football around 5th grade and i was fine all the through high school with out a single broke bone. As for the little guy He may be a little young right now but thats ok he has time to grow and get bigger and when that happens if he wants to play put him on the field

]]> By: Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah http://www.draftdaysuit.com/2009/12/21/my-son-wants-to-play-football/comment-page-1/#comment-1655 Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:45:03 +0000 http://www.draftdaysuit.com/?p=1334#comment-1655 I don't know. I'm scared. I don’t know. I’m scared.

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