Many school sports are available to students in both middle and high school. At Fauquier High School, a wide variety of sports are offered for all three seasons and grades. Some of these sports include football, track and field and soccer. Some of these same sports are offered at middle schools. For example, multiple middle schools have soccer teams, along with basketball. However, there is one sport that is controversial to some parents and other legal guardians.
Football is one of the most popular sports in the United States of America and is played in all sorts of forms, from flag to tackle football. Various leagues also participate in this sport, from high school leagues to professional leagues, such as the NFL. Middle schools of Fauquier County have been considering creating their own football leagues. Many students enjoy playing this sport outside of school for rec leagues, and it has been recently brought up to school board members, saying that football should not only be an outside-of-school sport for students, but a school sport as well.
There are many different points of view from parents and guardians, who say that it is a dangerous sport and that they do not want their children getting hurt. Young teenagers playing a high-impact sport is not an idea that many parents love, with the ideas of concussions, muscle tears and broken bones. Others say that it is a great way for students to be able to participate in school sports and a great way to get involved with a team. The possible team is a good idea because it is a good way for students to be able to experience a school team and get a feel for something that they may want to be able to explore later in the future. Another reason why the idea of a football team is a good experience for middle school students is because they will be able to experience a team and be able to be coached. Learning how to deal with and adapt to different environments, such as different coaches and teams, is good for the growing mind of a middle school student.
Ways that students can get involved in football that is still for a school is the eighth grade program, held by various high schools. This program is available for football, where middle school students can try out for the junior varsity team and still be able to participate and be a part of the team. This idea of middle school football has been around for a while and is now one step closer to becoming a reality for these students.
