Football is not too dangerous for children to play. Yea most people think it is too dangerous because of the risk of injuries such as concussions. That is probably the main reason parents don’t want their son playing football. But football is not as dangerous now as it was 30 or 40 years ago. This is because with the technology we have now, we are changing the way football helmets are being made. A new football helmet manufactured by the football brand “Riddell” is called the “Speedflex”. It is stated in the description of the helmet that “The Speedflex features the “Flex System”. With flexibility engineered into the helmets shell, face mask, and face mask attachment system with hinge clips to help reduce impact force transfer to the athlete.
