Summary: Should Children Play Football

Football is a rough, contact sport that may cause lifelong injuries. So, the question is, should parents let their kids play the sport? I believe they should. Letting kids play football will allow them to become physically fit and healthy. It will also keep them busy and out of trouble, and help them gain discipline and develop new skills. I believe letting children play football is the right thing to do and will help them physically and mentally. We live in a world where a lot of children are lazy and inactive (usafootball.com, 2015). Also where 1 in 3 children are considered overweight and/or obese (kidshealth.org, 2016). Children need to be active and playing something at least 60 min a day. Tackle and/or flag football are great ways

Since 2014, these rates have dropped 65% and it then became 3000 and not 8000 children (ojjdp.gov, 2014). I believe these rates would drop even more if parents let their children played football. These crimes were more than likely committed after school or on the weekend. If parents were to let their children play football, it will keep their children busy at practice and games, and not out somewhere else committing crimes. If you think about it, school starts around 7:30 to 8:30, and lasts about 7 to 8 hours, which means that children return home at about 2:30 to 3:30. Football practices usually start at about 5 to 5:30 and last about 1 ½ hours to 2 ½ hours, which means that they return home at 6:30 to 8:00. Therefore, they don’t have as much time after school because they have to do homework, chores, and then get ready for football practice which takes up a lot of time. So then, when they could be out with friends, or playing video games, they will be working hard and learning at football practice. If parents would just let their children play football, these rates will certainly drop down. Furthermore, these children will be gaining discipline and learning new