I HATE football - it all started when the Marist Brothers tried to force me to play at school - I could never see the point of running around the field bashing each other up?
Footbrawl - Thugby, you can keep it!
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
Shame on the school for trying to force someone to play a sport they don't want to, not everyone is sport inclined but ALL kids should play some type of team sport growing up at some stage even if it is just for team involvement skills.
Footy is great, it's a top sport and is good for kids to learn how to take a hit and to get confidence up!!
If they can't take a proper footy hit..play soccer,cricket,anything..team sports are crucial for young kids and development and is much better than them sitting around playing video games or on a computer or worse..roaming the streets getting into trouble.