I once recall a football coach who someone 409 games saying he didn't thinks kids needed to play football until they were something like 15 years old.
it's probably something I just throw out there. A lot of it comes from Joe, a lot comes from just observing. IMO kids 6 yrs old, 8 yrs old, don't need this kind of structure from adults, I'd rather see them grab assing on the playground. I'd rather see them in Cub scouts. Many 6 yr olds don't know their right from their left, so pitch right is probably a head scratcher for some Let alone roger change zip strong, 38 toss/49 sweep automatic on 2. No disrespect here, while I appreciate your time and commitment to our youth, in general I don't like Dad's coaching. I much prefer teachers coaching. If you wait to 7-8th grade, they will pick up what they missed by not playing, within a month or two, with proper coaching. They wont be burned out, and should be good to for HS. IMO.
Well, I think you are really selling the youngins short by thinking they don't have the attention or aptitude to pick up a simple offense. I teach young players football concepts -nothing complex and they seem to do just fine. Maybe I just don't fit the stereotype.
Watched Concusion over the weekend. It reminded me of Charlie Janerette who was an All-American in '60 and played in the NFL.Ouch good luck with that. Link between contact sports and CTE is pretty much undeniable. And, I've long advocated that Riddell and Schutt have been made to a) protect the wearer and b) to dish out as much damage to the opponent as possible. These things are made like weapons and simply don't need to be like that.
So football is simply getting what its deserved now for hiding the effects of football from players. Had they taken action to truly make the game safer several years ago, they wouldn't be in this predicament.
NCAA and Emmert, I am looking at YOU!
I knew some kids in high school who were victims of having their "bell rung". Back then it wasn't considered a big deal. The player was often sent back into the game if he could see how many fingers the coach was holding up. Now we know that sort of thing was likely a concussion. The effects of a couple bells rung in high school likely won't be known until well into adulthood. By then it's unlikely anyone would make a connection to the football injuries.
While not disagreeing with you, at this point the study of traumatic brain injury/CTE is relatively in it's infancy. Who's to say when the brain injuries to Junior Seau, Dave Duerson, etc. first happened. I think the trend is going that it's a cumulative effect, so it stands to reason that the more hits to the head you take, your chances of developing CTE increase, so it only stands to reason that if you can eliminate some of those, it would be for the better.
