My son is a freshman and is thinking about going out for wrestling. He's about 5'6" and probably about 155 lbs, but I'm not exactly sure. He's not very athletic, but I think for freshman there are no cuts. This might sound stupid, but I'm a little worried about the killer staph bacteria that's going around because my son has eczema. Sometimes there's broken skin when he scratches it too much. Should I worry? Should he give wrestling a try?
2007-10-25 17:00:25 · 2 answers · asked by nhij 4 in Sports ➔ Wrestling
Can you also tell me anything that will help him prepare for the tryouts? What makes a good high school wrestler?
2007-10-26 04:32:29 · update #1
Should he ride in your car to his wrestling practice? More people have died in car accidents since that Staph scare than have died from Staph inferction. Basically so long as he sterilizes his equipment and the school keeps the mats clean he should be o.k.
This whole scare is our "If it bleeds, it leads" media making a mountain out of a mole hill in the quest for more ratings. Remember the Bird flu, SARS, Anthrax, and the West Nile Virus? Been a while since they pulled those Edsels out of the garage.
Your kid should be fine don't worry about it. I've wrestled for years as an amatuer and I first started when everybody was panicking over HIV/AIDS.
2007-10-25 19:00:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
every kid should try to wrestle in high school if they have what it takes but if your worried about him it really doesnt matter its his choice to do what he wants....if every parent worried about there kid getting hurt in a sport then sports today wouldnt have anyone in them....so you should let you son do what he wants...
2007-10-26 00:04:24 · answer #2 · answered by (Genibus Nitito Canus) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋