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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a problem of your making, OP. You should never have let him pursue this sport when he was younger. If he's such a good athlete, you could have oriented him into another, safer, but equally fun sport.

Sorry, but this needs to be said. Now you actually DO have to educate him on the risks of cumulative concussions. If he's disappointed, too bad for both of you. Fun today should not be prioritized over early-onset dementia.
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He's been playing flag for four months to try to scratch the football itch.  But your other points are valid, thanks.[/quote]

In reading a lot of posts about sports most of you must think your kids are real athletes.   Professional football, basketball, hockey players are not coming from your suburbs. Recreational players like the kids in the suburbs don’t have the same risks.

The players with cumulative concussions causing CTE have typically played greater than 15 years professionally.   They have players that weigh more than 300 lbs tackling.   High school is full of skinny bodies that haven’t developed into men yet.  Professional teams have the best players in the country.   High schools might have one or two talented players and the rest just good players.

The OPs son is just starting playing in high school so the odds of him getting a concussion are no different than soccer in high school only.  Very, very low to virtually non existent. [/quote]

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