Would you allow your kid to play a high-contact sport?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I've seen this question going around a lot lately, and a lot of the people around here have sons. A few years ago, it would have been a silly question, but it seems like the studies on head trauma that keep coming out are causing some parents to think twice.

[Sammy Sofa]

No, because I like baseball and basketball more and want to live vicariously through their glories.

[rawaction]

My wife is afraid for my son to play football. But I'm a football guy and would hope my son gets into football as much as I was as a kid/young adult. While the head injuries have increased, they are still rare in the grand scheme of things. I have kinda swayed her on the head injury thing. But she's really concerned now about the kids dying from undetected heart issues. Also rare, but I can't explain my way out of that.

 

But anyway, I picked it's up to him. I will definitely push for him to play football, indirectly by constantly watching football and my general fanaticism toward the sport vs. other sports. But if he chooses another sport, then that's fine with me too (not choosing a sport is not an option).

[Derwood]

I have two daughters, so thankfully this isn't a decision I have to make.

[SouthSideRyan]

Powderpuff football gonna rock their world

[Garwilly]

Isn't "up to him" the same as "Yes" ?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Isn't "up to him" the same as "Yes" ?

pretty much

[hardcorecubfan]

I have two daughters, so thankfully this isn't a decision I have to make.

 

I guess they are still too young to have seen girls indoor soccer.

[wvcbxl]

I have two daughters, so thankfully this isn't a decision I have to make.

 

I guess they are still too young to have seen girls indoor soccer.

 

Or the Lingerie Football League.

 

(don't ask ...)

[hardcorecubfan]

I have two daughters, so thankfully this isn't a decision I have to make.

 

I guess they are still too young to have seen girls indoor soccer.

 

Or the Lingerie Football League.

 

(don't ask ...)

 

A voyeur, I mean fan, or a participant?

[UK1679666180]

I wouldn't restrict my son from playing football, hockey, or boxing. I would be fully understanding of the risks of head injuries thru as much research as possible but it is their choice and up to the parents to provide the risks to their kids. Ideally, I wouldn't my children to play FB, hockey, or boxing.

 

With that said, there's an increased chance with any sport.

[Sammy Sofa]

Granted, I don't have kids, but I'm kind of surprised at the people here saying that that it would be the child's choice. Isn't the point of being a parent sort of making your kid's choices for them? I mean, wouldn't this choice come up when they're still grade school or middle school?

[treebird]

Granted, I don't have kids, but I'm kind of surprised at the people here saying that that it would be the child's choice. Isn't the point of being a parent sort of making your kid's choices for them? I mean, wouldn't this choice come up when they're still grade school or middle school?

 

if my son wants to get drunk and drive around when he's 12, he's for damn sure going to understand the risks beforehand. whatever he does with that information is up to him.

[bukie]

Maybe I'm overly conservative, but I don't want my kid anywhere near playing full-contact football or hockey in high school, or boxing, well, ever. Plenty of other sports to go around that aren't nearly as high-risk for brain injuries.

[javy knows my name]

But anyway, I picked it's up to him. I will definitely push for him to play football, indirectly by constantly watching football and my general fanaticism toward the sport vs. other sports. But if he chooses another sport, then that's fine with me too (not choosing a sport is not an option).

 

1. Then it's not up to him

 

2. Why?

[mike2482]

I'm training my son to be a gladiator.

[Tracer Bullet]

no. no [expletive] way.

 

and my son is 6, loves football, has a cannon for an arm, good hand-eye coordination and is a natural athlete. I'm not saying he's the next Walter Payton, but this is a discussion I'm likely to have with him in 6-8 years and it may not end happily. I just hope that, like me, his love of baseball overtakes his love of football before he gets to HS.

[SouthSideRyan]

no. no [expletive] way.

 

and my son is 6, loves football, has a cannon for an arm, good hand-eye coordination and is a natural athlete. .

 

So who's the real father?

[imb]

no. no [expletive] way.

 

and my son is 6, loves football, has a cannon for an arm, good hand-eye coordination and is black. .

[rawaction]

But anyway, I picked it's up to him. I will definitely push for him to play football, indirectly by constantly watching football and my general fanaticism toward the sport vs. other sports. But if he chooses another sport, then that's fine with me too (not choosing a sport is not an option).

 

1. Then it's not up to him

 

2. Why?

 

1. It's up to him what sport.

2. It's a joke.