Youth Football Are Destroying Future

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Children as young as 9 years old are destroying their future. Children in the US under the age of 12 who play tackle football are putting their brain at risk. Although youth football has been a very traditional staple of boyhood in America, it comes with serious medical consequences which can often result in permanent damage.
Young boys all over the country play tackle football as they feel it gives them more freedom. Freedom to run around and tackle one another. It builds bonds between the children that can last a lifetime. A lifetime of memories that they can cherish. Most of all, the game of football has been a sign of a maturing boy as he is put up to the physical test of tackle football.
This physical test can however be detrimental

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