Daughter Playing (American) Football

If my daugther like to play football i will let her because if someone like to do something very badly, there is tendency that they will excel on that thing. They will feel confident and it will enhance their relationship with others.

I don't have a daughter, but if I did, I would be hesitant letting her play footbal until the protective gear was changed to protect her chest,similar to the cup the males wear. Do they have that for her?

Theres noting really wrong with her playing football it sounds like a great idea.

Hey! Good for her. She is standing up for all females. She is saying " We are women, Hear us roar" LOL

Glad to see that you let her play !!! wish her all the luck ... I think it is very important to allow your child to do these activities at school that they enjoy doing ... hope she has alot of fun ...

I think sports is the best think for kids during those school years. I just cringe when I hear schools talking about canceling sports programs to save money. My son was involved with football all through high school. At least then I knew he was at practice or at a game and not out getting into trouble. Also, kids involved in sports develop better life habits. Such as paying attention to what they eat and avoiding smoking. I think you should let your daughter play any sport she wants. Good for her.

Wow..that is something. I know your situation...because my son also wants to play football..and I am worried he will get hurt. However..I guess we have to let our kids do what they want..and hope for the best. However...I don't know if I would feel the same if I had a girl? Although it sounds like your daughter is doing well..and that's great...I hope that continues...

If I had a daughter that wanted to play football I would let her. I see no reason why she shouldn't be able to. I would go to every game and cheer her on the loudest. Is there a double standard though? Girls get to play football but have you ever seen a guy playing on a girl's volleyball team? I loved playing volleyball and even practiced with the girls before their practice would actually begin. They liked it and so did I.

I wish my daughter wanted to play football, as I would have no problems with it and I would love watching her. I think a coach would not put someone in the game who they didn't think could handle it. There are risks of our children getting hurt doing just about anything, so I say, if my daughter is going to get hurt, I owuld prefer she get hurt doing something she enjoys. She did fall off the monkey bars at school when she was 7 and broke her arm, but she loved the monkey bars, so it wasn't a big deal. I don't want to deny my daoughter doing anything for fear of her getting hurt. I always tell her that she can doing anything she sets her mind to, so I like to back that up by allowing her to try new things.

She's a tackle? Thats pretty impressive. I'm guessing she's large enough to play the position but its odd to see a girl strong enough and tough enough to get in there an block. Thats pretty cool.

Yes I let my daughter played Tackle Football as well with the boys! This year was the only yeat that they won all of their games! My daughter was a lineman and she was really good at blocking the boys. We went to one game about the middle of the season and the word had gotten out to the other teams that there was a girl on their team and the other team wanted to know what her number was! lol The boys were saying "what's her number, what's her number" I can remember being at another game and they had lost to her team and the boys look on their faces when she took her helmet off after the game. They were so shocked! I was very proud of my daughter as well. She played so good and they played in most of the downs that they asked if she could play next year!

yeah of course. I've played soccer from the age of 6 and i loved every minute of it and I was just a rough and competed with the boys. I am so glad that you supportive of her!