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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are millions of HS football players each year.  If what you say is true why aren’t there millions of adult males struggling with brain issues?  Football is a violent sport. It has risks, but it also has a lot to offer a young man.  It’s popular for a reason.  Males are attracted to the camaraderie, toughness, and bravery that football requires.  Those things are not found everywhere and their absence from a young man’s life is also a risk.  The moms on here have trouble understanding that.[/quote]

You have drunk the kool-aid that a boy cannot become a good man without sports.

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Not at all.  There are multiple paths to becoming a good man, but there is tons of historical evidence that playing sports, football included, has helped shape a ton of young men in a positive direction.  Living in fear is a terrible way to live.  There are safer things to do than football, but if your kid wants to play and challenge themselves in a way that is not easily replicated its worth the risk.  Its much more likely to benefit them to harm them.[/quote]

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