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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 10 year old son loves football but so far he’s only played flag football. His father and older cousins played HS football so my son really has the bug. I read the article and shared it with my husband as I don’t want our son to play tackle football…..period. In a year or two I’m sure this will be a big conflict in our marriage. [/quote]

In the article (I posted a gift link at 11:41) the parents were notably split as to whether they would allow their sons to play if they knew about the risks. In one case, the husband and wife were split. What does your husband say about the risks? It’s true we don’t know the absolute or relative risk. Is the absolute risk 2%? Or .02%? Is the relative risk of football vs soccer 2:1? Or is it 1.1:1? I believe a parent has veto power when there is a legitimate concern, and I hope your husband feels the same.

As a mom of two kids who enjoyed flag, but moved on to sports with a low risk of concussion, it’s hard to understand the power and draw of football that supersedes the recent attention to CTE. There is a sentiment that there is no substitute for football, which seems narrow given that we have so so many opportunities for youth sports in the US. Elite sports are filled with stories of athletes who gave up one sport to play another. I think the pomp and circumstance around nfl, college and high school football in the us really drive the idea that football is king, and there is no substitute. Too bad. [/quote]

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