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That explains why today's NFL punters and kickers seem so much better than they did in the '70s and '80s.
Exactly right. In the 60s and early 70s, the kickers made half of their field goals. Maybe a little higher. If you watch a game from the early 70s, and they miss a field goal, it's no big deal. Today, it's a huge deal if they miss.
My mom would not let me play. I turned to drugs and alcohol to be popular.
Pretty much every football player I knew in high school did drugs and alcohol. They were also extremely narcissistic. I'm pretty sure football was not going to stop you from getting high whenever you felt like it.
Pretty much every football player I knew in high school did drugs and alcohol. They were also extremely narcissistic. I'm pretty sure football was not going to stop you from getting high whenever you felt like it.
I call BS on your post. You knew / know what every single one of them did? You have no idea what a teammate might have be able to do to help someone .Speak for yourself not for people you have no clue about.
My boys play. They want to, and I'm not going to tell them no. They're not sitting at home with Xbox, they're active, they're learning how to work as a team; overall it's a positive experience. There has been one kid in three years get a concussion. Guess what? Our scout leader's daughter got a concussion from basketball, and a pitcher in baseball got a serious concussion when he got hit in the head by a ball that came straight at him at about 90 mph. Our friend's son missed three weeks of college because he lost his balance during training for track, and hit his head on the wall beside him.
Not saying there's no reason for concern, but it seems like it's been blown a bit out of proportion. They also teach HEADS UP tackling now, and there are serious consequences for hitting another player when you lead with the helmet. I've seen a boy suspended from two games. These younger boys are learning differently, and until you get college (or maybe varsity, depending on how good area teams are), the risks don't seem bad enough to outweigh the positives for us.
My boys play. They want to, and I'm not going to tell them no. They're not sitting at home with Xbox, they're active, they're learning how to work as a team; overall it's a positive experience. There has been one kid in three years get a concussion. Guess what? Our scout leader's daughter got a concussion from basketball, and a pitcher in baseball got a serious concussion when he got hit in the head by a ball that came straight at him at about 90 mph. Our friend's son missed three weeks of college because he lost his balance during training for track, and hit his head on the wall beside him.
Not saying there's no reason for concern, but it seems like it's been blown a bit out of proportion. They also teach HEADS UP tackling now, and there are serious consequences for hitting another player when you lead with the helmet. I've seen a boy suspended from two games. These younger boys are learning differently, and until you get college (or maybe varsity, depending on how good area teams are), the risks don't seem bad enough to outweigh the positives for us.
Besides the fitness aspect of playing sports, sports also without question builds character. I am sad to say, that youth participation in sports is in somewhat of a decline. However the good news is those that do participate are more competitive then ever.
Pretty much every football player I knew in high school did drugs and alcohol. They were also extremely narcissistic. I'm pretty sure football was not going to stop you from getting high whenever you felt like it.
Come on now? Yea some may of put down some beer at a party, or smoked a joint on occasion, but to say everyone on the Football team did drugs and alcohol?
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