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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Heck to the no.  TJ parent of a marching band kid here, so I actually watch the games. Even in the new conference, [b]TJ kids are usually much smaller than their opponents[/b], and are getting hit— hard— play after play. With the research on CTE, [b]I do not understand parents who have kids smart enough to go to TJ and are willing to risk their brains[/b]. For a sport TJ kid will never be good enough at to play at the college level.   I’m big on being non-judgementL and “you do you” at atJ, but I think less of parents who lets their kids play football.  Bad parenting

There are quite a few no cut sports at TJ. PP mention crew, which is great and takes newbies. Try a different sport. [/quote]

+1.

Schools like TJ, Langley and Mclean should cancel football program altogether.

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TJ parent here. I am not judging whether your kids get an A or a B or even a C in a class, take AB vs BC Calc or get into WM vs Yale. All kids are different and end up on the right path for them.

But football on a team that regularly gives up 30-40 pounds per player? And is terrible? Knowing what we know about TBIs and CTE?  If you let your kid play foootball at TJ, you better believe I am judging you you to be a terrible parent. Football is risky enough for brain injuries. Football at TJ with the size difference, and the kids who will make a living using higher level thinking skills?  Kids who can literally do anything academically, but could have dementia at 35?  WTF are these parents thinking? Act like a parent, do what’s best for your kid, even if it pisses them off, and say no to football.

And I agree.  TJ football already plays in a independent conference, rather than in an FCPS conference, because the size difference makes conference football too dangerous (TJ football is a bunch of 110 pound Asian kids).  Time to disband football at TJ. The marching band still competeds 5-6 times a year. They don’t need the halftime shows too.

— TJ parent who is shocked TJ still fields a football team. [/quote]

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