The Holy Grail of American Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Body armour, helmets, full contact sport – The American Game<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having won three Super Bowls, been four times \u2018All First Team All Pro\u2019, Rob Gronkowski announces his retirement at the great age of \u2013 wait for it \u2013 29 years old!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What! 29 nine years old, wow! Maybe it\u2019s the word \u2018retire\u2019 that catches my eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve been on-line trying to research the different ages people can play professional sport at, and for that matter what might well be the appropriate retirement age. Not as easy as I thought, it\u2019s a bit of a challenge. There are so many variables: age, physical and mental ability, emotional development, strength, mobility, intelligence, stamina, coordination, ability to recover from injury, endurance, desire, capacity and how many chocolate biscuits can you eat with your tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course the choice of sport also impacts upon the age you can start and how long you may continue to take part. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is sport?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nNoun. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. <\/em>\n