Football is to dangerous to be allowed at high schools and colleges.

I feel as if it would be absolutely dumb for us to sit here and point out stupid, pointless errors in the debate, because honestly where does that get us?? Nowhere obviously. So lets actually look at the arguments presented in the debate. First I would like to present my arguments.1. I presented the information about the death of the Tipton football player Chad Stover. Although we are still in debate on why an ambulance was not present, I don't think that really matters because that is not what we are debating. We are debating that football is dangerous. And obviously if somebody died doing it, then it is pretty dangerous. Now my opponent brought up the question, "Why have a nice car when you have a high potential to get in an automobile accident?" Although this is really not relevant I will elaborate anyways. Driving is extremely dangerous, and ultimately my personal opinion is that God gave us feet for a reason so lets use them. But yes you are taking a risk when you get in your car to drive anywhere, just as you are taking a risk when you go out onto the football field whether for practice, or for a game. So then it becomes a personal decision, do you want to risk your life just to play football?2. My next point was that of the concssions, and injuries in general that come from football. I presented statistics about the dangers of football. Now my opponent brought up in his last argument how I just copied and pasted an argument, but I didn't comment on it. I did comment on the statistics, it was just very simple, "football is dangerous." I think my opponent does not seem to understand what this debate is about anymore. The entire focus of this debate is, "1. Is football dangerous? 2. Should football be offered to high school/college students"It's for those contentions I can only see a pro vote in today's debate. Although my opponent has tried to argue that other sports are more dangerous, he has not been able to argue against this point directly, therefore this point stands.Now I would like to address my opponents arguments. His first argument was that there are "Scholarships for college while playing in high school."Although I do agree that many athletic scholarships are given, those who don't receive athletic scholarships, are shown to have higher test scores. (1) And then here is another question I must ask with this point. What will an athletic scholarship do if you get hurt, and have brain damage from playing the sport? I would much rather work hard to recieve an atletic scholarship that doesn't involve potentially becoming brain dead or paralyzed.His second argument was that of "Skills you Develop". Now first off the only skill my opponent mentioned was that of leadership, so for him claiming that of "skills" he should have presented more than one. But moving on from that as I have stated in my previous arguments, there are many better, and safer ways to gain leadership skills, without risking your life, and potentially become paralyzed or brain dead. An example of a way to gain leadership is through being involed in Student Council, also in the National Honors Society (NHS).His third and final argument was that of "Health". Now my opponent basically explained that those who are involved in sports, are healthier when they are older. And yes that may be true, but as a reaccuring theme through all my arguments, they won't be healthier if they are brain dead, or paralyzed, or have had a major brain injury.Now I would like to provide a basic summary of my arguments, and then hit on some key voting factors. Tests have shown that due to serious head injuries many football players have brain damage from them, in some cases it has cost them their own lives, as well as the lives of innocent people. I would like to quickly touch on the Jovan Belcher case again. He was a Linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, and he killed his fiance in their apartment, and then went to the Chiefs parking lot at the practice facility, and shot himself in front of his coach and other bystanders. Many autopsys were performed, and showed that he suffered from CTE. (2)Now to hit on some key voting issues. Now I want you all to put aside your personal beliefs about football, whether you are a fan or not, and actually analyze both pro, and cons arguments.Resources(1): http://www.fastweb.com...(2): http://www.kansascity.com...