November 1, 201015 yr I'd let them do it if they wanted to, but probably wouldn't encourage it. I don't have any kids right now, so when the day comes that they're actually born I will revisit this and see if my "if they want to" turns into a "no". :lol:
November 1, 201015 yr My son just got done with his football season, it started back in June right after soccer. In one week he has indoor soccer into late march, then its right into two leagues of outdoor soccer. Then its a week off with football coming in. He gets two weeks off for the Christmas break. Now, I didn't mention Daddy practices. Which he doesn't really care for. If your child wants to play a sport, it will be very hard to stop them.
November 1, 201015 yr I'm not sure where I stand as it's something I'll need to deal with real soon. However, we're not talking broken bones or even blown out knees that require multiple surgeries and may cause you to limp the rest of your life. We're talking brain damage. The more and more research done, the scarier and scarier it all gets. They're discussing anger management issues that doesn't show until your an adult. Difficulties recognizing if a thought is rational or irrational. Depression....and on, and on.... A high school kid in Kansas collapsed on the sidelines Friday and died Saturday. He had suffered a concussion a few weeks ago.
November 1, 201015 yr I can't say I never feared that injury would occur. And during the course of my son's time, until high school, I never saw serious injury to any players. Maybe it was the CSAA league. I'm not familiar with any other. But many precautions were taken to prevent injury. For instance, they kids had to "make weight" each week in order to be able to touch the ball. I was most worried about my son's nutrition and health than injury. He was (obviously) growing and would severely limit his food intake to make sure he made weight. It wasn't quite as bad as having a jockey in the family, but it was certainly an experience to have a 12 year old concerned about his weight. In the course of a week during my son's sophomore year I saw two injuries that ended the careers of two players. Either could have been worse and limited the mobility of each player. But both recovered well. I've not seen brain injuries, but as pointed out, it may not be apparent yet. But unless my son played at college or NFL level, my concern for that type of injury would be less than for injuries like broken necks, tibias, hips, etc.
November 1, 201015 yr A high school kid in Kansas collapsed on the sidelines Friday and died Saturday. He had suffered a concussion a few weeks ago. Was his collapse related to his concussion? Scary, scary stuff.
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