The Schwab wrote:Something that can be achieved by participating in any sport
Flip wrote:but all the other stuff you mentioned could be done playing other sports.
This is very true not just for sports but basically any extra-curricular activities. You can also participate and do those activities for the rest of your lives. Contact football is different. Guessing 98% of ND high school kids will never put on pads again after graduating from high school. Can play bb, golf, baseball, softball, volleyball, run, play music, act, sing for the rest of their lives. Kids play prep football for a maximum of 4 years, probably competitively for 3 years max and will never play it again.
Some parents don't want their kids to play football, that's fine. Some parents don't want their kids to go into the armed services either, but hey, that's what's great about our country. Just don't take away the chance for kids that want to participate in football.
Flip wrote:I don't know if your kids could have got scholarships
They were very fortunate and one chose college football and the other baseball, basketball