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Children Playing Unsafe Sports

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Parents are finally realizing the dangers of kids playing unsafe sports at an early age. According to Mark Murphy, the president of the Green Bay Packers and a board member at U.S.A. Football, participation has dropped and there’s a concern among parents about when it’s the right age to start playing tackle, if at all (Nader and Reed). Parents are less motivated to sign up their children to football teams or any sport team because they know their children are being exposed to being hurt. When it comes to football, many parents think tackling is not the safest therefore there is not as much participation as before. Not only are teens at risk, but also younger children, even though they are much younger and the sport is not played as rough they

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