Your kids in Football?
- Thread starter gregbroncs
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I know I am late to this after my 1st initial response but you are wrong on so many levels on this arguement.
The 'knowledge' of the game takes time to learn. There is a reason you know Basketball better now then you did when you were in highschool. Can you imagine picking up a basketball for the first time when you were in 9th grade vs. as a young kid? Same philosophy. There is a reason the great golfers are great... they started young. I reciently picked up golf (7 years ago) mainly because I needed something to replace not playing Football/Basketball/Baseball like I did growing up. Even though I am an above average golfer (9 Handicap) I've been told that I am a rarity that I picked it up so quick. That took me 7 years to get to a single digit handicap.
There are HUGE advantages from learning a sport at a young age. And before you stay Football is nothing but going and tackling someone (Since you mentioned you dislike Football) that couldn't be further from the truth.
Someone also mentioned that the concussion and brain injuries in the NFL and NHL are much higher than other sports. I stand by my stance that there are more deaths also driving or more injuries from kids riding their bike every day.
This topic and responses suprised me as I expected many more to take the stance (As this is a sports forum) of the lessons learned in Football. Suprised to see that many will not allow their kids to play football.
Then again, it doesn't suprise me because our culture has developed into a 'Participation Trophy' for every kid which makes me sick. The reason for that is the parents and overprotecting feelings of our kids. I learned from a young age that hard work gets you where you want to go. Sometimes it will work out, sometimes not. I learned that from my Father (Military), Sports, and Friends in which we pushed ourselves to be better.
1. I have never said I didn't like Football. I love Football, just never had any urge to participate in it. The only team sport I like playing is Basketball.
Football just isn't on the same level as Baseball, Basketball, Golf, etc. in terms of skill. It is much easier for someone to pickup Football than it is any of those other sports. Not saying it is easier, but there is less of a learning curve. If you are big, strong and athletic, you can be good at Football. See Michael Oher.
Football just isn't on the same level as Baseball, Basketball, Golf, etc. in terms of skill. It is much easier for someone to pickup Football than it is any of those other sports. Not saying it is easier, but there is less of a learning curve. If you are big, strong and athletic, you can be good at Football. See Michael Oher.
Hantlers
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I don't even have words for this.....I'll agree with baseball since that's a difficult sport, but GTFO with the rest. You need just as much if not more skill to play football than basketball. You see kids that just started playing basketball 2 years ago playing major college ball all the time, hell...look at Bismack Biyombo, I think I remember that he just started playing at age 16. 3 years later and he's in the NBA.
Hell look at Jimmy Graham. Played 3 years of college basketball and was a scrub. 1 year of college football and is one of the best TE in the NFL.
Hantlers
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He also played football from a young age up through high school. We can both find exceptions to the rule, but to make the statement that all you need to do to exceed at football is be big, tough and fast is an idiotic statement.
I didn't say that. I just said your kid's football career isn't going to be stunted by waiting until they start HS.
Hantlers
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Excuse me? You said this.
I can say that about every damn sport, if you're big, strong and athletic you can be good at basketball. See Shaquille O'Neal. If you're big, strong and athletic you can be good at baseball. See Prince Fielder, see Adam Dunn. If you're big, strong and athletic you can be good at golf. See John Daly. Ok that one was a joke, but I think you get my point.
If you start from an earlier age you learn more about the game and how to play it, if you start later you are behind other people. Therefore, you aren't as far ahead as you could have been if you started earlier. Therefore, you career has been stunted.
CONAN
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There's a reason they made a movie about that guy. It just doesn't happen that often.
This deserves it's own thread....wow
To play OT in the NFL takes not only a freak athlete but skill on so many levels.
I guess we will need to agree to disagree as my point of having your kids play football is no less risky as thing we do daily. I guess I better quit now and go put up the net around your trampoline as well.
Darkwing Duck
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I'm not taking sides of the current argument, but I'm REALLY curious as to the evidence that playing football (a contact sport) is no less risky than doing daily things.
Former Jets RB Curtis Martin, who had an NFL record 10 straight 1000 yd seasons, only played football his senior year of high school.
Pretty sure Antonio Gates started in HS, didn't play in college at all and is now at top TE.
Adrian Peterson started football his Junior year of HS.
Dwayne Bowe didn't start til his Junior year of HS.
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