This persuasive writing argues that middle schools should eliminate football. It provides three reasons: 1) Football is too physically demanding and violent for adolescents, who should participate in less aggressive sports and activities. 2) Football requires a significant time commitment that takes away from students' education. 3) Football is primarily played by boys, which perpetuates the stereotype that male sports are more important than female sports. The thesis states that school administrators should eliminate middle school football because the sport is too violent, time-consuming, and discriminatory for adolescents.