I hate it when people say parents should put their kids in basketball or baseball instead of football because of CTE

[Anonymous]

I agree football is dangerous, but baseball and basketball aren’t replacements for football. Unless your kid is at least 6’3”, they aren’t going to be competitive for high school basketball. Baseball also has a massive barrier to entry with the skill needed. Basketball and baseball at the youth and high school level are full, so no, they can’t fully replace football

[Anonymous]

What people are saying this to you, OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree football is dangerous, but baseball and basketball aren’t replacements for football. Unless your kid is at least 6’3”, they aren’t going to be competitive for high school basketball. Baseball also has a massive barrier to entry with the skill needed. Basketball and baseball at the youth and high school level are full, so no, they can’t fully replace football

LOL parents are stupid to have their kids play soccer and lax. At least basketball and football there is money possibly...

None of these sports are great anyway. Tennis, Golf, swimming can do your whole life.

[Anonymous]

I've never heard someone suggest those as alternates. They aren't even played in the same season? Cross country is the fall sport for avoiding cte.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree football is dangerous, but baseball and basketball aren’t replacements for football. Unless your kid is at least 6’3”, they aren’t going to be competitive for high school basketball. Baseball also has a massive barrier to entry with the skill needed. Basketball and baseball at the youth and high school level are full, so no, they can’t fully replace football

LOL parents are stupid to have their kids play soccer and lax. At least basketball and football there is money possibly...

None of these sports are great anyway. Tennis, Golf, swimming can do your whole life.

Basketball can be played pretty late in life if you don't let yourself get lazy and (too) overweight. The Legends league that operates in Fairfax County has many 40+ divisions and a 50+ division where some of the guys still play at 70 years old. These are competitive games with a ref. There are many more guys renting a gym from FCPS and playing pick up games in their 60s. Most switch to softball or pickleball by 70, but a few still play basketball at that age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree football is dangerous, but baseball and basketball aren’t replacements for football. Unless your kid is at least 6’3”, they aren’t going to be competitive for high school basketball. Baseball also has a massive barrier to entry with the skill needed. Basketball and baseball at the youth and high school level are full, so no, they can’t fully replace football

LOL parents are stupid to have their kids play soccer and lax. At least basketball and football there is money possibly...

None of these sports are great anyway. Tennis, Golf, swimming can do your whole life.

The people who grew up swimming or playing tennis burn out and stop playing those sports after high school or college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree football is dangerous, but baseball and basketball aren’t replacements for football. Unless your kid is at least 6’3”, they aren’t going to be competitive for high school basketball. Baseball also has a massive barrier to entry with the skill needed. Basketball and baseball at the youth and high school level are full, so no, they can’t fully replace football

LOL parents are stupid to have their kids play soccer and lax. At least basketball and football there is money possibly...

None of these sports are great anyway. Tennis, Golf, swimming can do your whole life.

The people who grew up swimming or playing tennis burn out and stop playing those sports after high school or college

Nope. Lots of them continue to swim for fitness or become triathletes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree football is dangerous, but baseball and basketball aren’t replacements for football. Unless your kid is at least 6’3”, they aren’t going to be competitive for high school basketball. Baseball also has a massive barrier to entry with the skill needed. Basketball and baseball at the youth and high school level are full, so no, they can’t fully replace football

LOL parents are stupid to have their kids play soccer and lax. At least basketball and football there is money possibly...

None of these sports are great anyway. Tennis, Golf, swimming can do your whole life.

The chance of a kid making money in ANY sport is vanishingly small. It's easier to get into an Ivy than it is for a kid to play pro ball.

[Anonymous]

Here is some advice from someone who has college graduate former sports kids. Sports are not worth it. My kids have permanent physical and mental injuries from sports that we paid thousands for. They would have learned more in school without sports, have less pain and we would have more money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree football is dangerous, but baseball and basketball aren’t replacements for football. Unless your kid is at least 6’3”, they aren’t going to be competitive for high school basketball. Baseball also has a massive barrier to entry with the skill needed. Basketball and baseball at the youth and high school level are full, so no, they can’t fully replace football

Wut. Your post makes me think you’ve been hit way too many times in the head playing football

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is some advice from someone who has college graduate former sports kids. Sports are not worth it. My kids have permanent physical and mental injuries from sports that we paid thousands for. They would have learned more in school without sports, have less pain and we would have more money.

What about the kids who just play recreationally? They shouldn't play sports?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree football is dangerous, but baseball and basketball aren’t replacements for football. Unless your kid is at least 6’3”, they aren’t going to be competitive for high school basketball. Baseball also has a massive barrier to entry with the skill needed. Basketball and baseball at the youth and high school level are full, so no, they can’t fully replace football

LOL parents are stupid to have their kids play soccer and lax. At least basketball and football there is money possibly...

You’re stupid. You think people put their kids in sports because they think they are going to the nfl or nba? do you realize how many kids play and how few move on to even college?

None of these sports are great anyway. Tennis, Golf, swimming can do your whole life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree football is dangerous, but baseball and basketball aren’t replacements for football. Unless your kid is at least 6’3”, they aren’t going to be competitive for high school basketball. Baseball also has a massive barrier to entry with the skill needed. Basketball and baseball at the youth and high school level are full, so no, they can’t fully replace football

LOL parents are stupid to have their kids play soccer and lax. At least basketball and football there is money possibly...

None of these sports are great anyway. Tennis, Golf, swimming can do your whole life.

Wow such a stupid post

[Anonymous]

And I hate it when parents of good or even great young athletes act like they are on the Olympic or pro path when they are decidedly not.

Unless your kid is the second coming of Peyton Manning, keeping him out of football because if CTE is a perfectly rational decision. If the point is he likes sports, he wants to be involved in sports and you want him to have the benefits of being involved in sports, baseball, basketball or any other sport is perfectly fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree football is dangerous, but baseball and basketball aren’t replacements for football. Unless your kid is at least 6’3”, they aren’t going to be competitive for high school basketball. Baseball also has a massive barrier to entry with the skill needed. Basketball and baseball at the youth and high school level are full, so no, they can’t fully replace football

LOL parents are stupid to have their kids play soccer and lax. At least basketball and football there is money possibly...

None of these sports are great anyway. Tennis, Golf, swimming can do your whole life.

The people who grew up swimming or playing tennis burn out and stop playing those sports after high school or college

Tell me you know nothing about Master’s Swimming without telling me you know nothing. I’ve literally had the privilege of swimming with and competing with Olympic athletes because of Master’s. And I had the honor of 60something hand me my ass in backstroke when I was in my 30s. Yes, she was a former Olympian.