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I see both sides of this argument. I began playing (as a kid) in Pop Warner. We started out in pads and were hitting from then on. Played on the Varsity team in High School as a Freshman. Got a full ride scholarship to University of Louisville and blew my knee out in my first year. Never played again.
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Now, I watch my Grandson playing pop warner and, while I don't see a LOT of hard hits, kids do get hurt from time to time. Always scares the living shit out of me...
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The flip side? Kids LEARN how to hit in pop warner. And, it takes some "conditioning" to learn that technique and to get it right. My fear, is that if we don't allow tackling until High School, we will most likely see more injuries - simply due to not learning until later in life.
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Football - to anyone who has ever played it - is a violent game and often, it stays with you throughout your life. My knee STILL hurts all these years later - 3 operations and two knee replacements later. Is it "worth it"? Sometimes I wonder.....
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