The game is 10,000 times safer in that regard than when even I was playing. I am only 35. The kids nowadays hit like one time per week plus gameday. We used to hit every day in practice and do drills like "bull in the ring" and "Oklahoma" each practice too. IMO the risk of concussions and CTE in football now is maybe a little more than soccer, basketball or other sports and football is way cooler. I'm of the opinion the positives of participating in football outweigh the negatives. Boys need this type of thing