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[quote=Anonymous]DS is appplying to private school for next year and in the process is thinking about what sports he might play. He’s never expressed an interest in playing tackle football (actually has always said no way) despite playing flag for years. He’s a smaller kid but strong athlete who plays many sports and is now talking about football.  We were hoping he’d pick soccer back up but he feels he would be so far behind everyone bc he hasn’t played since he was in elementary. We are not football people at all and I’m honestly struggling with this concept—mostly from an injury perspective.

Can people weigh in with details about what HS football looks like for a smaller kid? I know most boys start playing football in HS so at least he’d be in the mix from a skill perspective given his background with flag. He has a good arm and is quick. Should we just let him go out for the team?

Is he really too late to pick soccer back up? I’ve heard most serious soccer kids don’t even play for their high school and many schools have freshman teams in additional to JV.  I’ve heard soccer has a high rate of concussions too so many I’m not thinking rationally (eg soccer is safer than football)????[/quote]

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