[goBIGblue82]

Okay are you referring to HOLD BACKS in school just to play football? IF that is what you mean...I am so CON! I mean I love football....I breathe it all season. I bite my tongue saying this..but football isnt everything. But if holding Jared back to play the game.....oh that is unforgivable. That is something we would never ever do! What good does it do the child. What about the child.... (that is what they are afterall!) What does that do to them mentally, emtionally, and socially!
If proven..I think a TEAM an ENTIRE team should have to withdrawl!
We all want to have our kids play this game to upmost! But dont lose sight on the goal and prize here....our CHILDREN growing into mature and EDUCATED adults. :Cheerlead

What good does that do a child? It could give them a better opportunity for a college scholarship. Therefore, receiving that education that they otherwise might not be able to attain because of family income. What does it do to the child mentally, emotionally, and socially? You could let them go away to college at the age of 17, not even legally considered an adult. Socially still immature, mentally possibly easier to fall to peer pressure, emotionally a 17 year old is all over the place. What if your kid asked you to be heldback so he could mature on and off of the field, what would be your response? Don't lose sight there is no right and wrong answer to this question. Each situation is different, and the answer lies within the different circumstances. I would never push my children to do something they were against, but I'm going to present them with every opportunity in life to better them and their future.