| It seems that many people are under the | | | | make sure that you are playing according to your |
| impression that you have to be a certain age in | | | | ability. Play with others who have roughly the |
| order to participate in the sport of football. The | | | | same abilities as you as this will increase your |
| thing is however, that whether or not you are | | | | odds of staying unharmed. Just make sure that |
| ready to play should have nothing to do with a | | | | you are watching yourself and wearing the proper |
| number. What it should have to do with is your | | | | protection and you will be just fine. |
| understanding of the game and whether or not | | | | You are never too old or too young to play |
| you are healthy enough to handle it. | | | | football. All you need is some friends and a |
| Some might say that a five year old is too young | | | | passion for the game and you are good to go. Of |
| for football. Well, if you are talking about full tackle | | | | course, it would be nice to make sure that you |
| football then you are probably right. However, if | | | | are also familiar with what mistakes on the field |
| the five year old is simply learning the basics of | | | | can cause the most injuries. This way, you will be |
| the game, it can be a lot of fun and great | | | | less likely to become one of the ones who ends |
| exercise as well. Same with older people. A sixty | | | | up injuring themselves beyond repair. |
| year old can still play the game, but may not be | | | | One option you have as you get older (and this is |
| able to get tackled by a bunch of twenty year | | | | also an option while you are young) is to play flag |
| olds. | | | | football. You get all the elements of a regular |
| Even though football teams provide players with | | | | football game but you don't have to wear the |
| protective gear, playing the game can still be very | | | | football pads, and most importantly, do not take |
| dangerous. There is also the potential for "dirty | | | | the physical beating you would take if you played |
| play" where people playing the game don't use | | | | regular football. This is because all you have to do |
| the proper techniques to tackle people. This can | | | | is pull a small flag off of someone's waist line to |
| cause a lot of problems. | | | | tackle them or stop them. It's actually a lot of |
| Because of all of this, you are going to want to | | | | fun. |
