“I still carry scars and endure pain from a football injury when I was 17.”
I have heard other former high school football players says the same thing. In addition, there has been a steady increase in player size which will make the current injuries more severe than in the past. You add in coaches who are re-living their glory days and a parent should think long and hard about it.
So do I, from falling off horses while competing over fences. Life is not safe. Did you know that one of the most dangerous sports of all is cheerleading?