High School Sports/Parents?
Okay so, Im a very talented football player and i believe i can go far with this sport through life. I really wanna play Football for my Highschool but my parents are just being unfair and dont want to let me play. I have to older brothers who graduated from the same school that im going to and they got to play football for the school. Ive been lifting for about 4 months now and i weigh 115 and im 13 years old turing 14 this june. my Dad is saying that im too young to lift and i will hurt myself and my growth while lifting is that true? i lift twice a week. Upper body and Lower Body. Any ways for me to convince them?
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Watch the Frontline Episode "Football High." It's available online at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/football-h...
Pay attention to the risks that are discussed.
Those are the things your parents are probably concerned about. First, try to really understand why people are worried about high school football these days. Once you are sure you really get the concerns, *then* you can try to come up with responses. For example, does your high school have an athletic trainer at every practice and game? If so, that's a point in your favor. Does your high school really push the coach to win, or is the emphasis on enjoying the sport? The harder the push to win, the harder it is on young men's bodies. How much time would you spend on athletics every day? Is it more or less than the amount of time college student athletes are allowed to spend?
You won't have a good argument for why every one of the concerns isn't really a big deal. Football is a fairly dangerous sport. But I am guessing that if you investigate things and come up with reasonable responses to at least some of their concerns, that's what's going to be most likely to affect their decision. If you seem to not understand or care about what might happen, they'll feel more as if their job is to protect you and keep you from making dangerous mistakes. If you do seem to be able to recognize the risks and try to minimize them, they may feel more comfortable with risk-taking to begin with.
I've got to say, though, that if I were the parent of a high school athlete, I'm not sure I would let that kid play football. And that is something that has changed over time: even a few years ago, I thought the sport was safer than I now think it is.