Good memories remain from Randall Harris' football days, he said. It's a very brutal game. Harris does not recommend the game. If he wants to play, I'll support him. But I'll try to steer him to baseball or golf - something he can play for a lifetime.
Football is such a physically demanding sport.
I remember going home on weekends and saying I don't know if I can go back out there. He learned a lot about teamwork and responsibility by playing football, Harris said. But he tells youngsters they can learn the same staples through debate or mock-trial competitions. Or music, suggests Barry Hurt, the director of bands at Plainview schools. If you have commitment and responsibility to other people, if you have to be on time, have to learn your part whether it's part of music or a playbook - any business wants that.