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[quote=Anonymous]I have 2 boys who look like they should be football players. Literally they get asked this all the time and both were approached by the HS coach at their MCPS school to try to get them to play. Neither were interested and we wouldn't have let them play if they had been. The latest NYT story only confirms what their blockbuster stories a few years ago told us about the NFL. But I see a LOT of parents encouraging their kids to play, including those who surprise me because they should know better. Some of them clearly think any varsity sport is crucial for college admissions so when their kid who is a decent soccer player doesn't make the cut at a HS with 2,000 kids, the parents push them into football. I know a few others who clearly thought football is a way for their small or slightly dorky kids (no shade, my kids are dorky) to become more popular. Either way, it's really sad and incredibly short-sighted.[/quote]
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