Tackle Football As of 2015, 1.23 million kids ranging in age from six to twelve years old play tackle football. In 2014 only 1.216 million children from that age group played tackle (Farrey). Most parents start putting their kids in different sports around ages seven to eight. The majority of boys who are involved with football will say that it is their favorite sport to watch and play. Whether parents have teens in high school who play or college athletes, most people love watching football. Flag football has become less popular as the age to play tackle continues to decrease. Kids should have to wait to play tackle football until they are at least 13 years old. Football is a lot of fun to watch and be a part of. While this may be the case,
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Even though that is true for most sports, tackle football should not be included in that list. Starting young isn’t always the answer to becoming a better athlete. In the sense of tackle football, six year old children do not have the brain cells that a high schooler has. Some might say that high schoolers have the mind of a six year old, and they could be pretty close on that estimate because of brain damage. Something new that is being brought up quite frequently is C.T.E., chronic traumatic encephalopathy. This is a disease that can only be found when the victim is dead. Doctors have found no cure for C.T.E., but they know that all patients with the illness have had history of repeated head traumas. This is a serious issue that no one should have to deal with, and it can be somewhat prevented if parents keep their children out of tackle football until they are older . (Chronic Traumatic …show more content…
They may be dying to play it, but the natural consequences make it not worth it. By starting so young, they have more probability of getting concussions, which could lead to illnesses, sometimes fatal. One fatal illness that has been recorded due to brain trauma is C.T.E., and that is an issue no one should have to deal with. Kids can only take so much, and coaches pushing them to focus on only one sport all the time is unrealistic. A lot of those children have so much going on in their heads already they don’t need a coach yelling at them. Parents can’t always afford to put their kids in football, but they do anyways and it causes them to be stressed. A better option for elementary aged kids is flag football. It is offered in most towns in America and is safer than tackle
Even though that is true for most sports, tackle football should not be included in that list. Starting young isn’t always the answer to becoming a better athlete. In the sense of tackle football, six year old children do not have the brain cells that a high schooler has. Some might say that high schoolers have the mind of a six year old, and they could be pretty close on that estimate because of brain damage. Something new that is being brought up quite frequently is C.T.E., chronic traumatic encephalopathy. This is a disease that can only be found when the victim is dead. Doctors have found no cure for C.T.E., but they know that all patients with the illness have had history of repeated head traumas. This is a serious issue that no one should have to deal with, and it can be somewhat prevented if parents keep their children out of tackle football until they are older . (Chronic Traumatic …show more content…
They may be dying to play it, but the natural consequences make it not worth it. By starting so young, they have more probability of getting concussions, which could lead to illnesses, sometimes fatal. One fatal illness that has been recorded due to brain trauma is C.T.E., and that is an issue no one should have to deal with. Kids can only take so much, and coaches pushing them to focus on only one sport all the time is unrealistic. A lot of those children have so much going on in their heads already they don’t need a coach yelling at them. Parents can’t always afford to put their kids in football, but they do anyways and it causes them to be stressed. A better option for elementary aged kids is flag football. It is offered in most towns in America and is safer than tackle