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Would you let your son/grandson play football?
Guava Cheese Puff | October 17, 2018 | Guava Cheese Puff

Posted on 10/17/2018 5:18:50 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff

The ongoing debate in America is about how "violent" football is, and how it is causing paralyzation, depression, suicide, etc.

Would you allow your son/grandson to play football?


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Sports
KEYWORDS: football; fournopayloadyet; nfl; sports; vanity
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1 posted on 10/17/2018 5:18:50 PM PDT by GuavaCheesePuff
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Damn straight I would. Soccer’s for p*ssys


2 posted on 10/17/2018 5:21:29 PM PDT by technically right
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

YES


3 posted on 10/17/2018 5:22:25 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: technically right

I strongly suggested hockey—the size disparities aren’t usually as great as they are in football.


4 posted on 10/17/2018 5:22:47 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ("It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Rollerball.


5 posted on 10/17/2018 5:24:08 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff; Tax-chick

“Paralyzation”? Really? I’m pretty sure there’s a word for that.


6 posted on 10/17/2018 5:24:29 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Rather football than get married today.


7 posted on 10/17/2018 5:25:55 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Grandparents don’t “allow” kids to do anything,that’s up to the parents.

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8 posted on 10/17/2018 5:26:55 PM PDT by Mears
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

I gave my Grandson a Wilson NFL football last Christmas.


9 posted on 10/17/2018 5:26:58 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

better football than be a Democrat or read the MSM.... /s

:^)


10 posted on 10/17/2018 5:27:49 PM PDT by Trump_the_Evil_Left (FReeper formerly known as Enchante (registered Sept. 5, 2001), back from the wild....)
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Up through high school okay. Speed and size in college and above become very risky.


11 posted on 10/17/2018 5:29:42 PM PDT by georgiarat (The most expensive thing in the world is a cheap Army and Navy. - Carl Vinson)
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None of my sons played football. One was a golfer and the other always wanted to be an airline pilot. The golfer son is a very successful CPA and is still an avid golfer. He, his wife and two young children are very good golfers.

Younger son was hired to be an airline pilot soon after he turned 21. He is now a First Officer for the big Delta and could upgrade to Captain now if he wanted. He is waiting until he can hold a route in a base city he wants before he does that.

That said, I would not let a son of mine play football until they were a Sophomore in high school. If a boy has real talent, waiting until then would not put him at a disadvantage and make him less likely to have a long lasting brain injury. I wouldn’t encourage it, but wouldn’t refuse to allow him to play.


12 posted on 10/17/2018 5:29:54 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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No.


13 posted on 10/17/2018 5:30:41 PM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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My 13 y/o, 8th grade grandson plays. he’s 6’2”, 190 pound left tackle, defensive end. He’s game is basketball, tho and it’s just as dangerous.


14 posted on 10/17/2018 5:30:53 PM PDT by JonPreston
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My sons play football ( ages 7, 12, and 13)They love it. I played high school and college football. Yes, I had lots of injuries, but wouldn’t change a thing. I also played rugby for 20 years and wrestled for 7. Some people just want to smash into other people. Hard to explain, but violent contact sports serve a purpose. These sports also toughened me up and helped me immensely during my 24 year military career.


15 posted on 10/17/2018 5:31:24 PM PDT by strider44
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

No. But I have no problem watching your sons/grandsons bashing their heads in.
:)


16 posted on 10/17/2018 5:31:38 PM PDT by rexthecat
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

Football in America as we know it today won’t exist in 20 years.


17 posted on 10/17/2018 5:33:06 PM PDT by rexthecat
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

My grandson, my son, and I all played football through high school......


18 posted on 10/17/2018 5:33:08 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: technically right

At the top levels of play, soccer players are the best conditioned athletes in team sports.

Soccer also has lots of concussions, especially in youth leagues.


19 posted on 10/17/2018 5:33:29 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

NO, and I second the hockey suggestion. Cross Country, of course :)


20 posted on 10/17/2018 5:34:50 PM PDT by onona (It is often wise to allow a person a graceful path.)
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