Comments on: The struggle of shrinking football programs https://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/football/the-struggle-of-shrinking-football-programs/ The source for Hawaii's high school sports Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:44:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Education First https://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/football/the-struggle-of-shrinking-football-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-108116 Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:44:58 +0000 http://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/?p=92445#comment-108116 Look at the data across the US. Less and less kids are playing football nationally from middle and upper class families. They really do not need athletics to get their kids into college. The head trauma scare is real. I know many guys who were really good in HS or played in college that will not allow their kids to play football.

I have a buddy who graduated from St. Louis in 1990 and played in the Pac 10 before it was the Pac 12. None of his 3 sons play football. They play air riflery, golf, and the other one is into designing graphics and got a partial art scholarship to the University of Arizona. He and his wife are worried about long term effects from playing football so they have steered their kids away from this violent sport.

Eventually, do not be surprised if most state can barely field a few teams and the NFL’s product is drastically affected.

]]> By: turfwar https://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/football/the-struggle-of-shrinking-football-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-107998 Fri, 18 Aug 2017 23:36:43 +0000 http://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/?p=92445#comment-107998 Paul you should ask someone about the filler used in Kaiser’s new field. Rather than the rubber pellets it looks like coconut husks that will actually need regular watering as part of the upkeep and replacement of the filler every couple of years at considerable costs.

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