Should I be scared that my 8 year old son wants to play football?

Answer 1

As parents we always worry about our kids when they play any sports. There is potential to get hurt but you can get hurt in many ways other than sports. Let him play and have fun, he may not like it and want to try something else. We need to let our kids explore their opportunities. Good Luck

Answer 2

If your boys are innocent of any crime then they should appear in court and be heard. As for letting the parents and children resolve this, that is an absolutely absurd idea as we all know that that would just end with the parents up in court for assault or worse as parents in these situations cannot control their tempers and normally cannot think rationally when discussing their precious offspring. The State Trooper probably was tired and not best pleased that he had to spend his time questioning a child, his technique may also be more appropriate for questioning an adult also. The Trooper's behaviour that you feel was "rude" may have been more to do with your reaction to him coming to your house unannounced and questioning your children. A crux in your long question appears to be that there is no mention of any arrest or charge. If your son is a suspect and nothing has been done other than call him as a witness then you need not worry as they cannot turn a trial of someone else in to a trial of your son. A lesson I would learn from all of this if I were you is that you do not let your 8 year old nor your 11 year old out of the house unsupervised as your neighbourhood seems the sort of place where the tittle tattle of children can easily escalate to violence. I would desist in "talking" with the other people involved in the case about anything to do with it and tell your children to keep their heads down.

Answer 3

I started playing tackle football when I was 8. Now I'm a Junior in High School and I'm still playing.

Answer 4

Absolutely not. What you shouldn't do is tell him he can't play. Sign him up for the local town midget football team. He'll most likely be with kids his own age and weight class. 8 years old is the perfect age to start playing football because he will learn how to play the correct way so he doesn't get hurt when he gets older.

Answer 5

What's there to be scared of? Many kids start playing sports way earlier than that and there is always a chance of getting hurt but think of the advantages of playing sports. He will get to meet other kids, get in shape, and learn how to work with others and play on a team. Be thankful he doesn't just sit on the coach all day watching tv.

Answer 6

No, unless he wants to play against the pros! As long as he is playing with kids his own age, he will be fine. Every year, though, there is at least one kid in the league that is HUGE compared to the others (I don't know what 8 year olds weigh, but lets just say that this kid has about 50% more weight on him than most of the other kids). Just make sure that your kid and that kid are on the same team :)

Answer 7

there is absolutely nothing wrong with an 8 year old playing football. encourage him because it is either a phase, something he'd drop after a few weeks of playing, or its smething he'd continue to play and enjoy. i have an 8 or 9 year old nephew and thats ALL he talks about. and at that level he isn't likely to get hurt.

Answer 8

No. I'm one of four boys in my family. Only one of us got hurt playing football before we got into high school. My first football injury didn't come until I was in high school, and that was my senior year.

Let him play. 8 year old kids don't move at a tremendous speed which could get them hurt. They don't particularly hit each other hard. You don't usually see serious injuries in little league football, so let him play.

Answer 9

no you should not be scared.

There are no contact, football leagues for his age. My son started at age 8. He's 10 now and is moving into full contact. he's got an arm like Peyton Manning. I'm definately going to let him pursue anything he wants. But I'm not pushing any sport on him. If he wants to learn BALLET, well we'll have to talk about that. But I'm all supportive of what he wants to do.

Answer 10

Let him play. You should be scared if he was on the streets instead. You never know what he could possibly run into. At least on the football field you'll know where he's going to be at and any broken bone can be mended. There are other things in the streets that could happen to him that cannot be undone.

Answer 11

Maybe. I played football for 7 years, and currently coach pop warner football. Last year I coached 8 year olds with only one injury in the season. However, I also play rugby, and could honestly say that it is safer for them. Ide say let him try both and let him decide.