Son played football and baseball for the four years of high school. He was a linebacker — second string — so he got into most games as our team was really pretty good. I was perfectly happy to watch him enjoy the bonding and testosterone that is part of the football season and loved to see him on the sidelines. He was all-in, all the time during practice and only once tweaked an ankle. The only challenging time was his junior year when he really doubled down on off-season baseball stuff and had to balance school, ACT prep, serious off-season baseball lessons/program and football. That was a lot.
That said — it's high school. You only get to be under the Friday night lights for a short time in your life. School pride. Sports in high school are supposed to be fun— its too young to turn it into a job.