I have a 9-year old that has been wanting to play tackle youth football, and I'm not sure it's such a good idea, mainly because I don't want to burn him out on football now to where he won't want to play in middle school & high school. Also, I'm not sure about his physical & mental maturity to handle the time commitment it takes to play football. I know that some football players (ie Peyton Manning, etc.) weren't allowed to play until they were in middle school, but I wanted to get some feedback from the board on whether it's a good idea to let young kids play youth tackle football. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.