It's a wonderful field to pursue if like me, you enjoy sports and running your mouth. My advisor told me in a meeting just this past week that I was born to do it. All I could do after he said that was shake my head. With my family, he doesn't know how true that statement is.
But it is a very rewarding field to pursue. Currently I'm attempting to balance my time between the school paper, the school sports paper, as well as an internship and my own personal sports activities and make it to my kid brother's games. Be sure your son knows how to prioritize or else he will be worn down by the load.