Strange Youth Football Play

[JasonTX]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

Isn't that extreme for someone who just didn't know a rule? You should understand that coaches of children's football are volunteers, many of whom don't have that much knowledge of the game.

We're down to 2 coaches per team in our division. It can be hard to find people willing to coach, and recent publicity of a severe child abuse case associated with children's sports and with American football hasn't helped.

Besides their availability, coaches are often chosen for their experience in keeping the att'n of children. Knowledge of the game is good, but sometimes has to take a back seat to other consider'ns.

For some coaches, perhaps. Not this one. Long story short, after he was ejected, he was overheard by some of his own kids parents telling the players out in the parking lot that they should try to hurt the other team in the second half. Sure enough, there was an obvious late hit with intent to injure. We asked the kids if they were instructed to do that and we then warned the other coaches that if there was any further incident the game would be over. Sure enough, next play a kid drives a kid out of bounds 10 yards into the fence. Game over. We reported the coach and he was banned from coaching in league. This was 7 years ago.