Arguments Against Children Playing Football

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There are many arguments about children playing football and whether they should be able to play it. Some are against it and some are ok with it, I personally think it is not a good idea for kids to play any high-impact sport until they are older because you never know what will happen on the field. It is now a huge subject in America because parents don’t want their kids playing football.

There are the people that believe it is ok that kids are playing football. They think it is a fun activity for their kids to be playing but they don’t realize negative effects that it could potentially have. Kids could easily get hurt playing this sport and it could backfire on the parents for letting them play.

There are also people who believe that it

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