NEEDS HELP DESPERATLEY

I'm sorry, I wasn't sure...are you male or female?  Styling suggestions would be contingent on that I think.  

Hi drums/football,

I read your post and something in what you said really struck me. I quote you as stating "I  need help, alot of the people at school are telling me to get my hair cut because it's getting long". You also stated "I don't know what to do and if I do get it cut I don't know how I want it done". I'am just taking a guess here but it seem's to me that your comfortable with your hair just the way it is or you would have cut it before now. Are being pressured? You may want to reconsider other people's decisions on what you should do. Guys with long hair is very fashionable...you don't have to go as long as DaveDecker or PurpleBubba. You can get a nice clean trim and pull your hair back with a pony tail holder. You can also completely change the color and get nice layers with highlights without looseing any of the length.

Edited by LongBraidz

I thought that perhaps you were a girl who was a fan of football .  I am a female, but I work at my college radio station in the sports department and I help with the broadcasts of our college football games - I either call play-by-play or color commentary, so I am a fan of baseball, hockey, football, basketball, etc...even though I'm a girl.  There was also a girl in my high school on the wrestling team and she wanted to be on the football team...no one messed with her.
Anyway, as long as you are comfortable with the length of your hair, it shouldn't really matter whether or not your friends think you should cut it.  Are you able to play football without it getting in your way? (i'm guessing the helmet keeps it in place) and when you are off the field, do you find it comfortable to function with the hair in your face and whatnot?  I mean your friends may just be teasing you.  How short are your bangs?  probably soon, they'll be long enough to fit in a pony, or something.
Layering means that your hair won't bluntly be cut at one length, but at many different lengths which should blend into each other.  I'm not sure if this is what you want.  If you are aiming to fit it into a pony tail, I don't suggest cutting it, but if you just want something different, and don't mind it in your face, that's fine.  A lot of my guy friends who have ever let their hair grow often wore bandannas to cover it and hold it back during the in-between lengths like yours is now.  I don't know if there is much else a guy can do other than wear it down or tie it back with out it looking too feminine.  But if you are comfortable, I say let it go.  If you are uncomfortable, cut it to your desired length.

Don't listen to those guys on your team. I don't think they have any reason to pressure you. It doesn't seem like your hair is getting in the way of practice (your helmet makes it stay, doesn't it?) By Christmas you should be able to ponytail it. Hang in there! I agree with Tiramisu about the bandanas, those help a LOT, so I would check with the school policies whether they are allowed. Best of luck

Anais

There are lots of guys in both pro and college football that have hair long enough to stick out of the helmet. The others have said what I would say. Wear your hair your way and use a bandana if you are allowed. If all else fails you could wet your hair down or slick it back with something right before you put the helmet on.

Side note: There are women who play or have played football. There's a movie with Helen Hunt called Quarterback Princess that I think was based on a true story. She wanted to play football and be quarterback and since her school didn't have a girls team they had to let her try out for the boys team.