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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree football is dangerous, but baseball and basketball aren’t replacements for football. Unless your kid is at least 6’3”, they aren’t going to be competitive for high school basketball. Baseball also has a massive barrier to entry with the skill needed. Basketball and baseball at the youth and high school level are full, so no, they can’t fully replace football [/quote]

LOL parents are stupid to have their kids play soccer and lax. At least basketball and football there is money possibly...

None of these sports are great anyway. Tennis, Golf, swimming can do your whole life. [/quote]
Basketball can be played pretty late in life if you don't let yourself get lazy and (too) overweight.  The Legends league that operates in Fairfax County has many 40+ divisions and a 50+ division where some of the guys still play at 70 years old.  These are competitive games with a ref.  There are many more guys renting a gym from FCPS and playing pick up games in their 60s.  Most switch to softball or pickleball by 70, but a few still play basketball at that age.[/quote]

I've started playing again in my late forties since my kids have started getting into it.  Some of my runs feature players over 75.

I feel basketball is about one of the best for health other than ankles or knees, even then I think its actually pretty good for balance later in life.  Like you just don't get the same heart workout or major muscle workout that you do in swimming.  I swum for a number of years and also cycled.  They just don't have that cardio.  It's bursty high intensity running and jumping with active recovery.

Soccer is probably pretty good also, just don't like the CTE of it and can be pretty bad on the knees also.

The thing is basketball is actually a great contact sport for smaller players.  They way the rules work kids just won't get obliterated.  Even soccer can feature high speed collisions with no helmets.  Not saying they will be good at it, but I think they tend to enjoy playing it anyway, whereas other sports aren't as fun.[/quote]

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