I believe you should let your kids have the right to choose if they want to play a contact sport or not. They are being active, increasing their physical health, improving their self image, teaches them to work with others peers, ect. If we are worried about kids getting injured, why should we get rid of the whole sport as a solution and not just get better equipment? We can 't keep kids away from everything that could cause a risk forever. Majority of kids won 't have long-lasting injuries anyways. I would rather have my children playing sports that might get them a little scratched up than seeing my kids turn to drugs and getting themselves in trouble. It teaches them discipline, how to be responsible,and to manage their time.