Football?

[Anonymous]

If my son plays flag football and is applying for 9th grade at a DC private is it worth telling the school this. He is interested in playing tackle football in HS and will need to learn the finer points of tackle football.

[Anonymous]

No. Many schools, particularly the smaller ones, allow anyone to walk on to football rosters. But…if you think his career in flag is going to help him with admissions, you are incorrect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my son plays flag football and is applying for 9th grade at a DC private is it worth telling the school this. He is interested in playing tackle football in HS and will need to learn the finer points of tackle football.

It couldn't hurt. Depends on the Admission person.

But if you are looking for the admissions "boost' that might occur from the Athletic Department (Football Coach) encouraging your son's admission, that probably isn't going to happen.

[Anonymous]

Yes, and you should reach out to the coach at the school or schools you are considering.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Definitely. Very few kids want to play around here. Too many parents fret over their snowflakes little noggin. If you don't care, you'll have a plus in admissions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Definitely. Very few kids want to play around here. Too many parents fret over their snowflakes little noggin. If you don't care, you'll have a plus in admissions.

Totally not true. Football is back at many school.

[Anonymous]

“Fret over their snowflakes?” Don’t be naive about football. The brain trauma is not worth the money—not even the NFL-level money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If my son plays flag football and is applying for 9th grade at a DC private is it worth telling the school this. He is interested in playing tackle football in HS and will need to learn the finer points of tackle football.

Usually schools have activity night or meet the coaches or whatever. Go talk to the football coach.

DS plays football for a DMV private/Catholic and the team is pretty good and LOT of the kids had only played flag.

[Anonymous]

Anything that tells the admissions committee how your child spends his free time is important. It might not be a athletic scholarship type boost, but it's still an important part of helping the admissions committee get to know your child.

[Anonymous]

During the admissions process many schools provide opportunities to interact with coaches. I would recommend proactively reaching out to the admissions office to see if you can interact with the football coach to address your questions.

[Anonymous]

Flag football is not football.

[Anonymous]

PP at 17:56 doesn’t use a helmet either.

[Anonymous]

Some schools have an athletic interest form that you can complete…you can search for that form. If they don’t have one let tell the admissions office about your child’s interest and also send the athletic director and coach an email.