Parents seem to be boycotting football too ( at least in parts of NJ) [View all]

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/the-leading-edge-of-a-much-larger-iceberg-new-jersey-high-school-disbands-football-team/2017/08/22/e13b6516-836e-11e7-82a4-920da1aeb507_story.html

‘The leading edge of a much larger iceberg’: New Jersey high school disbands football team
By Jacob Bogage
August 22 at 11:51 AM
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The junior varsity football team of West Windsor-Plainsboro North High School practices Aug. 21. The varsity program was disbanded this year. (Mark Makela/For The Washington Post)
WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The nationwide forces that are beginning to uproot football have converged at a place called High School North.

Demographic shifts, concussions, single-sport specialization and cost — among the same issues that have caused youth football numbers to plummet around the country in recent years — have led West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North to drop varsity football this season. The Knights, with a roster of 37 players, will play a junior varsity schedule.

High School South, the other secondary school in the district, might have to do the same next year, along with high schools from four other neighboring jurisdictions, West Windsor-Plainsboro Schools Superintendent David Aderhold said.

The moves reflect a crisis for football all over the country, but one that has accelerated in this New York City bedroom community.

I posted a thread a few days ago that basically said "Fuck NFL" and I wishfully prayed it goes bankrupt.

But seems atleast one school district will not be a feeder for the football machine.. I am just hoping it catches on.

Many kids I know play soccer/baseball ..I dont know a single kid who plays football competitively. Tennis yes. Ping pong yes. Chess yes. But Football no. Most parents I know are starting to see football as entertainment but not something for their kids to be involved in.

If anything Football should become yet another regional sport like NASCAR with limited appeal.