Back to the Villanova Wildcats Newsfeed

Why kids shouldn't be allowed to play football

Parents have always done everything possible to help their children blossom into intellectual, talented beings. Whether it’s through academia, drama productions, piano lessons or athletics, parents invest their ideas, time and money into their childrens’ futures.

Growing up, sports can be instrumental for a kid’s development. Athletics provide young children the ability to be healthy and develop social skills at an early age.

Although there are physical, mental and social benefits available with sports, there comes a negative aspect, specifically with high contact sports such as football, that should make playing the sport of football as a child illegal.