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The likelihood is that we will see change in all of these areas - rules to reduce the violence but keep the strategy, athleticism, and speed; equipment improvements; and legal liability limitations. None of the three will solve the problem alone, but together they will get close.
The one comment in all that's said above that really makes me think is the one about class distinctions. My son (6'4", 225) was a high school sprinter, javelin thrower, basketball player, and state volleyball MVP on a championship team. He had a great time with high school athletics. In college, he did all of that again.
The college football coach tried to recruit him to play, and he came to me for advice. My comment: "Will playing football be more likely to enhance your future life, or limit it?" It didn't take him long to answer it. He went on to grad school and a career using his head (brains). He's recently quit his job at the White House and is motorcycling around the world, which he considers less dangerous than playing college football.
I suspect that will be the question that divides the haves and have nots - is football more likely to enhance your life or limit it?
The one comment in all that's said above that really makes me think is the one about class distinctions. My son (6'4", 225) was a high school sprinter, javelin thrower, basketball player, and state volleyball MVP on a championship team. He had a great time with high school athletics. In college, he did all of that again.
The college football coach tried to recruit him to play, and he came to me for advice. My comment: "Will playing football be more likely to enhance your future life, or limit it?" It didn't take him long to answer it. He went on to grad school and a career using his head (brains). He's recently quit his job at the White House and is motorcycling around the world, which he considers less dangerous than playing college football.
I suspect that will be the question that divides the haves and have nots - is football more likely to enhance your life or limit it?