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The biggest misconception about youth football is that it is for the kids and that it is for fun. As I have seen, it is for the parents, especially the dads who think they are all Vince Lombardi. And it is about winning....and winning...and winning. Oh, and also because all these kids will develop into college All-Americans.
I am so old that I can remember when we had fun as kids playing football, baseball and basketball with other kids in the backyard. And we didn't need parents around to have fun. We called our own fouls, made our own teams and never worried about who was going to play the most. And, we forgot about the score when the game was over. We didn't need a trophy at the end of the season to know that we did a good job. I wish our kids today had the same opportunity.
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