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[quote=Anonymous]I'll bite. My son is relatively athletic, but not a jock. He played a little flag football in middle school, and played "tackle" from 7th grade on. He is in high school now. Has never suffered an injury, the practices are modeled on the Dartmouth program, so there is very little contact during the week. The level of the program is not D1 candidates, but rather, at best D3 and the rest just playing because the like the game. But the life lessons of team play, relying on each other, everyone doing their part and the overall comradarie of the kids on the team is unmatched. My son knows that one head injury and he is done, regardless of how light or severe, and knock on wood, he has been totally fine so far. For him, the life lessons far outweigh potential risks, particularly given the approach by the coaches and level of the program, [/quote]
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