As another poster mentioned, I will not be letting my boy play football. I know too many friends in which they let their son play and after a few concussions, said enough. The problem I have is that my boy (only 7) still views playing football as having fun. But, the other kids out there think they're going to be the next Heisman trophy winner and don't play to have fun. Too intense. This is Texas and it's huge. But, he plays baseball and lacrosse and loves both. Not much hockey down here, but he'd love that too.