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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by OhMeadhbh on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @11:36AM (#45199258)
The ironic bit here is the local high school where I live in the Pacific North-West doesn't have a copy of Homo Ludens (either in print or as an e-book for lending) which is sort of the Sine Qua Non text on the philosophy of sport (which would explain why having a Football Team is important.)
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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by breakyerself on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @12:49PM (#45200429)
I tend to think sports is good for kids. Not football though. My kids in high school marching band so I'm at the games. It's stupid how many kids get hurt on any given Saturday and some will go on to have CTE
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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by OhMeadhbh on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @01:09PM (#45200717)
Yeah. I was the only kid in Texas who was vaguely interested in athletics but completely uninterested in football. I mean... I was never insulted for playing baseball or soccer, but yeah, we need a better game than football as the go-to for Texas sports.
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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by ThrowMeAway1618 on Wednesday September 10, 2025 @06:21PM (#45204844)
>we need a better game than football as the go-to for Texas sports.

Freestyle[0] FTW! Let's Jam!

[0] https://www.freestyle-frisbee.com/index.html

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Re:US HS students lose ground in math and reading, continuin... by ThrowMeAway1618 on Thursday September 11, 2025 @09:05AM (#45211140)
Why the downvotes?

Just because it doesn't require a cup or serious risk of CTE/TBI doesn't make freestyle bad, does it?

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