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Re: Weight Limits - I'm Just Saying
« on: October 04, 2022, 09:08:40 am »
The weight limits are there to protect all players. We don't need a 'study' to determine that a 160 lb kid in the 6th grade (possibly 13 y/o and half way through puberty) could severely injure an average size 6th grader (90 lbs) if the larger kid played RB or LB. It's simple physics.

No weight limit in flag. My son played flag all the way up through 4th grade because as a 1st through 4th grader he would have been over the weight limit to carry the ball. He loved flag and had a blast playing it.

My son didn't 'make weight' last year and he was upset. He was consistently over the ball carrying weight by 10-15 lbs. At 11-12 y/o we weren't about to start cutting weight. He played O-line and learned how to be a decent lineman. He loved being out there, playing a great sport and making new friends.

Fast forward to this season. 7th grade. He's 2 pounds under weight with his pads and helmet on. He worked his tail off the entire offseason (not 6 weeks) to maintain a healthy weight and to eat right. No trash bag runs, no saunas... No soda, no BS foods. No diet. Just common sense eating and regular exercise. Because our team needs him at O tackle, that's where he plays. He can play TE and he has good hands, but the team needs him at tackle. He runs every night with the skill players and maybe in the future he'll make a great TE. Maybe he will be a stud left tackle. Maybe he won't play football... who knows. I guess we will find out. Does he still want to play TE? Yes. Does he still talk about it on the ride home on most nights, yes. My job as a parent is to teach him life skills and how to handle adversity. Not to change the rules so he can be happy.

I didn't ask for a rule change last year and I'm not asking the coach to move him to TE this year.

Football isn't about one kid. We know the rules as parents when we sign up. If you don't like them, you should consider making a league change especially if you feel like it's wrecking your kid. If he's 5'11" and 150, he should learn how to play O and D line. He can literally play anywhere on defense if he has the skill. 11 kids make up each side on every play. Athletic hard working kids will find a spot.

Good luck the rest of the season, whatever grade/league your in.
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