Comments on: The Non-Football Family https://www.bonbonbreak.com/the-non-football-family/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-non-football-family Simplify. Inspire. Connect. Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 By: Jessica Vealitzek https://www.bonbonbreak.com/the-non-football-family/#comment-48550 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:20:43 +0000 https://www.bonbonbreak.com/?p=17120#comment-48550 In reply to Christina.

Yes, lots to worry about, as always! I’m a big baseball fan, and the thought of an accidental bat to the head or a line drive to the face makes me nauseous.

]]> By: Jessica Vealitzek https://www.bonbonbreak.com/the-non-football-family/#comment-48549 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:19:33 +0000 https://www.bonbonbreak.com/?p=17120#comment-48549 In reply to Julia Munroe Martin.

Right – and I completely get that your kids can’t live in a bubble and there is serious risk in any sport. I’ve heard that side from some people. But it’s sort of a false comparison, because that truth–that there is some risk in everything–doesn’t mean we should allow everything, right? We can still have some control over what we perceive to be the riskiest.

]]> By: Jessica Vealitzek https://www.bonbonbreak.com/the-non-football-family/#comment-48548 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:14:56 +0000 https://www.bonbonbreak.com/?p=17120#comment-48548 In reply to Katie.

Me, too. It’s a huge industry. Lots of people and cities making lots of money.

]]> By: Jessica Vealitzek https://www.bonbonbreak.com/the-non-football-family/#comment-48547 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:14:10 +0000 https://www.bonbonbreak.com/?p=17120#comment-48547 In reply to Jennifer.

Thanks so much, and good points. We can help, and I’m so glad to hear that the NFL is working with mothers like the one you know. I hope, and I know this is the cynic in me, that the NFL is sincere in their public efforts to make the sport safer.

]]> By: Jessica Vealitzek https://www.bonbonbreak.com/the-non-football-family/#comment-48545 Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:11:21 +0000 https://www.bonbonbreak.com/?p=17120#comment-48545 In reply to Lady Jennie.

Was just thinking the same thing the other day… glad my area schools don’t have rugby. I know every sport has risk, but at least we can have some control.

]]> By: Christina https://www.bonbonbreak.com/the-non-football-family/#comment-48430 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:14:46 +0000 https://www.bonbonbreak.com/?p=17120#comment-48430 Completely agree and am proud to add my name to that 10%. We told our son early on that he could only play flag-football. He decided he wanted to take a flag-football class to learn the rules but quickly realized that if he wasn’t going to be allowed to play tackle football, there was little sense in continuing on. I do worry about soccer and other seemingly “safer” sports though too.

]]> By: Julia Munroe Martin https://www.bonbonbreak.com/the-non-football-family/#comment-48415 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:10:06 +0000 https://www.bonbonbreak.com/?p=17120#comment-48415 Thank goodness I wasn’t in the position to have to choose (there was no football at the high school my son attended), but I made the same decision about lacrosse. All I had to do was take a look at the helmet and see the warning that despite safety devices, it’s a dangerous sport and kids could still be injured–or die (or some words to that extent). Considering the potential (and probable) injuries, I can’t see it any other way, and it’s pretty sad that it’s an acceptable activity for anyone–at any age. But, then again, money talks.

]]> By: Katie https://www.bonbonbreak.com/the-non-football-family/#comment-48408 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:31:57 +0000 https://www.bonbonbreak.com/?p=17120#comment-48408 It saddens me that knowledge that can improve the safety of others is kept in the closet in order to make a profit.

]]> By: Jennifer https://www.bonbonbreak.com/the-non-football-family/#comment-48407 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:13:05 +0000 https://www.bonbonbreak.com/?p=17120#comment-48407 I’m torn. I’m from Texas where football is king. I will let my son play if he wants, but I will not push him to do as I once thought I would. Not because of safety, but because I want my children to be who they want to be. But that’s not what I’m torn about. It is because I think mothers like you are the ones that can help make the sport safer. I know a mom who is on a committee with the NFL that is working to make the sport safer. To make money you have to protect your assets, and these players are their assets. I do believe that they are doing everything they can to make the sport safer now and into the future. I think that starts by teaching the younger players what it means to be safe. Parents with a cautious spirit such as yours could only add value to the game.

]]> By: Lady Jennie https://www.bonbonbreak.com/the-non-football-family/#comment-48404 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 13:44:30 +0000 https://www.bonbonbreak.com/?p=17120#comment-48404 Where I live rugby is a bigger sport and that’s football withOUT any protection. It’s pretty insane.

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