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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can be sure the posters scare mongering about high school football never played, don’t have a kid who played, and have never been to a game. 
I’ve played at all levels, you should know High school football is nothing like the games you see on TV on Saturday and Sunday. Is it rough? 100% yes. Many bruises, sprains, the occasional dislocation or break. Are there concussions? Also yes, but relatively infrequent. The players are smaller and slower. You just don’t have the brute force and speed that grown men produce. There is also quite a bit of self preservation involved. Go to a high school game. Seriously, you should watch and judge for yourself. You’ll see a majority of plays are essentially wrestling contests with a ball.
Having said that, if your kid is an athlete, he’ll be totally fine as a new player in 9th grade. Flag football is actually a really fun and useful way to get ready for tackle. Check out Flag Star, highly recommend. [/quote]

[b]The number of concussions is less important than the cumulative number of hits over a lifetime. [/b]That's why 7x7 has become so popular for younger players

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-football-raises-risk-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy[/quote]

That. It's why CTE is more likely to affect football players than basketball players. Soccer players who head the ball are at some risk too. [/quote]

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