I would let my son play football. I would let him because, if he came to me and said, “Mom, I want to play football.” I would sign him up. I would not hold him back from doing something he loves. Fujita states, “... shortly after i turned 8, I began to lobby my parents for a chance to play tackle football.” His parents were uneasy about him playing. Parents do not want their children playing at such a young age, but at 12, or 13, I feel it would be fine. The article says,(and I’m just paraphrasing here) “... his mom would not have let him play if given the chance, but his father would have, just not so young.” See not being able to play and not being able to play at a young age are completely different. My brother plays tackle football
