wrestling is probably the best. basketball being second. both require you to lea

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Sep 19, 2017
2:50:56pm

Mayor of Cougartown All-American

wrestling is probably the best. basketball being second. both require you to lea

rn body positioning and what not that translates well to football.

Also being really fast. that's the most important thing. You can have a kid play football his entire life. If going into his Sr. Year of high school if another kid is faster/quicker - he wins and gets to play.

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Study links youth football to great risk of health problems later in life.

Cougar-Duck I know nothing

9/19/17 2:05pm

One more nail...

9/19/17 2:10pm

While this is sad, it's also not too surprising. I personally believe that in 20-30 years

9/19/17 2:12pm

It's amazing to me that NFL teams are still getting enough investment $ to build

Kugmo

9/19/17 2:27pm

Did this study look at and compare other sports as well?

P-townCoug

9/19/17 2:13pm

Of course not, the 'study' might have accidently found something that doesn't fit the intended narrative

9/19/17 3:56pm

I would like to know that too

Cougar-Duck

9/19/17 4:16pm

I grew up playing football, but

Random Walk

9/19/17 2:14pm

only behavior problems and depression? Seems like there could be some

buckeyecougarguy

9/19/17 2:14pm

I think the manning rule is good. No tackle football till 14

Mayor of Cougartown

9/19/17 2:15pm

Chelsea? Sounds like something she would say. Right after she gave the other

BE-WHY-YOU

9/19/17 2:18pm

Lavell recommended boys play other sports and wait until HS to play football.

NewMexiCoug

9/19/17 2:37pm

Put them in wrestling and teach them how to takedown.

Kugmo

9/19/17 2:42pm

wrestling is probably the best. basketball being second. both require you to lea

Mayor of Cougartown

9/19/17 2:50pm

Yes. And soccer too for footwork and foot speed.

NewMexiCoug

9/20/17 7:05am

Alternately....

Romex

9/19/17 2:22pm

My mom made we wait till 13, I made my sons wait till 14

mosterlow

9/19/17 2:47pm

You will probably be okay then

9/19/17 3:25pm

Good, as long as they dont play until they are almost fully grown and the hits are full speed, they should be just great

9/19/17 4:01pm

I would like a study down on kids who stopped playing by high school.

Baron

9/19/17 5:52pm

Here is a high school study:

Romex

9/20/17 7:38am

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