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

"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?"It is relevant but I guess you didn't really understand the reason behind why I said it. So then it becomes a personal decision...do you want to risk your life to drive a car? See what I mean?"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."Yet again, my opponent fails to understand the reason why I explained the dangers of other sports. I explained the dangers of other sports you can realize that if football is so dangerous it should be banned, what about other sports? Shouldn't they be banned since football is so "dangerous"? "Although I do agree that many athletic scholarships are given, those who don't receive athletic scholarships, are shown to have higher test scores. "But the ones who do receive athletic scholarships still have B to A- averages. The grades are still high according to YOUR source. http://www.fastweb.com..."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)."Football is not a blood sport where people try to kill each other, so why dwell on the "brain dead" idea when women's ice hockey can kill you. They have a HIGHER concussion rate than football. Football, while dangerous, is not as dangerous as other sports, and this statement is A DIRECT rebuttal against your previous claim."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."I never said the healthiest played football. Sports could be just with a few friends in a backyard. It could be backyard baseball, and baseball has very low concussion rates. As my opponent has done, I will now conclude my argument on key points.i. Football, while dangerous, isn't as dangerous as other sports, therefore it shouldn't be banned unless other sports that are MUCH more dangerous than football are banned in high schools, college, and/or abroad.Evidence it is not as dangerous as other sports, and it is safeA-Helmets, protective gear, monitoring, and physicals etc. B-Other sports don't have protective gear, such as Rugby, so the claims you're more likely to become paralyzed, be brain dead, and/or die is pointless without dwelling on the fact that Rugby is as dangerous, if not more dangerous than football.ii. The skills they developA-Leadership and social skills are gained, as the football team is forced to work together to achieve a single goal. These skills will help out the future, as people who play football will be more social and work together.B-Source(s) http://www.cnn.com...HIGH SCHOOL football players help sandy victims.http://football.about.com...This website shows the numerous skills one person can gain from playing football.iii. ScholarshipsA-Scholarships are expensive, getting academic scholarships can help. As mentioned before, "$29,400 was given to 7/10 college Seniors at one time for student loans and through 2008 and 2012 it increased [2]. Scholarships are important and football is one easy way to get extra money for college. It also looks great when applying to college for extra curricular activities and if you want to play college football."B-Proof it is expensivehttp://projectonstudentdebt.org...