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I really dislike sports but would probably be supportive of anything... though I hope she is more into hiking climbing and yoga like me

We're having a girl so this won't really be an issue… but football makes us both a bit nervous due to the spine injury issue (although I don't know for sure we'd disallow it if our LO was dead set on it). For our girl I don't think we'll ban anything but I would rather she do something like soccer or softball or basketball rather than something like gymnastics or dance or cheerleading (I feel like the latter have more body image issues/demands to be "skinny" rather than strong/fit, although that's obviously not true of everyone who participates in them).

Football!

Football. Rugby and hockey are also on the list but not as high. Plus, I hate watching it. From that perspective I have to say softball wouldn't be my cup of tea either, it would be harder for me to enjoy sitting through hours and hours of games.

We were just talking about this the other day... We don't really want them to be very good at any sports! I mean, we'll put them in sports when they are little, but we'd be fine if they are into less competitive/dangerous/physical things by the time they get to high school. It just seems like sports at that level come with a lot of stress for kids and we'd rather emphasize school work at that point in their lives.

@twodoghouse: Agree! We definitely won't push sports at all. I did all the peewee stuff but was done by the time I was in middle school. Same with my husband. We're not athletic people really so our kid(s) participating in sports is not important to me.

I am afraid of football too! And, not a huge fan of cheerleading… I would love if they learned tennis!

My husband is an ex-football player and he is dying for our future kid to play football!!

He also would like them to play golf or baseball.

There's nothing we're against. Sure, football is someone dangerous, but so is crossing the street

Football. The brain injuries are not worth it. Plus, I'm just not a football fan.

Nope. It's his choice.

Football, because I'm scared of the injuries and I really hate football. Hockey, again I'm scared of the injuries and hockey takes up so much time!

Only football.

Football for sure, way too many "missed" concussions and brain injuries. Same with boxing. I wouldn't be thrilled with hockey either. I think anything else would be fair game.

We will strongly encourage participation in at least one sport up through high school. I think it adds a different level of dedication and teaches teamwork, as well as keeping kids active, which can set them up for a healthy lifestyle. It's just another aspect of being well-rounded, in my opinion.

Nope.

@NavyRN2012: Ya soccer, because it is lame!

Luckily, there is no American football here to worry about. No rugby or hockey.

I'd discourage football and hockey. Hockey more because of the time and expense.

I was a swimmer, and I think that's a great sport. Gymnastics might be nice, too, but with her genes she'd probably be too tall to do it at a high level later on. Baseball, soccer, basketball, and track would all be fine.

I'm a little nervous about football just b/c of how injury prone it is, but I don't want to discourage any organized sport.

I'd honestly be happy if they didn't want to participate in any competitive sports. I will encourage being active, but I certainly won't push organized sports.

I agree with others -- definitely football. It can be so dangerous. The risk is just not worth it to me.