League Administration - Football Article Summaries

Playing time in the competitive league - Coach Jim (length=1204)
Coach Wade: You hit the nail on the head. Playing time must be earned through hard work. Showing up for every practice does not equal playing time on gameday. Some may think that's commitment...no, it ...

Draft system - Coach Randy (length=4617)
So much depends on how you rules work. Where I have coached, league rules require that every player starts or offense or defense and then depending on the specific league they must play at least the w ...

non-popwarner teams - bob galbraith (length=1297)
We go by grades and have a cutoff date for age. We had 44 players on the 4-6 grade team this past season,and must play everyone at least 1 quarter.We play freshman rules and have a few modifacations t ...

non-popwarner teams - coachc (length=1067)
I head up a 6th-8th grade program with a minimum weight of 130lb for 10 & 11 year olds and 150lb for 12 & 13 year olds. This is for kids who choose NOT to take diuretics, wear trash bags, diet, eat i ...

Football League for Larger Kids - coachc (length=1636)
There is a very simple solution. First off leave the pound/age leagues alone. PW and many independents serve thousands of kids each season and do a great job at it. When they increase the weights all ...

unlimited weight 6th, 7th & 8 grade football - CoachC (length=933)
I started a youth football program in 1995 for the kids who are bigger than the local youth/pop warner age/weight divisions. We let kids who hear at registration "Your to big to play football", an opp ...

Football vs Cheerleading - Sam (length=782)
Looking for some advise on stoping the fights between the football and cheerleading board members. ie... "we do this you do that" ... "we fund raise more than you"...."our uniforms cost more than your ...

pop warner leagues vs. unlimited weight leagues - coach gill (length=1242)
pop warner weight scales hurt kids in stead of helping them. they say the weight scale is to prevent injury, which sounds great but does it really help or hurt. according to pop warner a child playing ...

Help with the "Board" - Tom Grover (length=1067)
I need some help. As I stated before I coach a third and fourth grade team. We have coaches on the field during play. Our rule states that the coach must be ten yards off the line of scrimmage and tha ...

4th year 3rd string - kathy (length=870)
as a single mom when my kids were little i didn't have time, or make time to teach my kids the basics. therefore as an 11 year old and 4th year player, my kid is still in 3rd string. I play with him n ...

4th year 3rd string - Breen (length=1078)
I'm with Coach Matt. Find a different program for your son. I don't know where you live but there must be at least one other youth program in your area. The treatment your son has received is a disgra ...

Weight Limits - CoachC (length=10046)
A writers view on weight limits vs. unlimited weight...... article print date: September 15, 1999 Five year old league lets the big guys play By Bryan P. Sears Bigger has not always been better. Just ...

Outgrowing our current playing fields and needing to find land to grow on - Larry Barnes (length=702)
This is my first year to be involved with my sons in Youth Football in Columbia, MO. Never having been involved before there is alot of information to comprehend. Some of it which is easy, others rule ...

Weight Limits - coachc (length=1089)
I can tell that you have been spending more time with rockets than you have with football. Unlimited weight football has existed for a long time. It is called HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. This type of footba ...

Weight Limits - GS (length=1540)
I agree with Coach C. As a mother of a "big boy", I can tell you that it is wrong to have weight limits. I signed my son up to play in a league that allowed 8 yrs old & up. He turned 8 yrs the day of ...

New Footbal Program - GS (length=1200)
You could try getting local businesses to sponsor teams. That would cover the uniforms for the team. Usually, all they ask in return is to have their business on the jersey. For larger items, you can ...

pop vsCoach - Pop (length=819)
My son is 8 years old and plays on The 75 lb team and is the smallest player. The coach has told me on more than one occasion that he is not strong enough to comepete. He weighs about 77 lbs ,is the s ...

Youth Football Startup - Carl Horoho (length=1701)
I'm in my second year as director of our league, and I will be interested to see some of the suggestions you receive. I am basically trying to restore our league which I believe will be very similar t ...

need suggestions on non-responsive board members - Carl Horoho (length=1172)
A government (city) takeover is never a good answer to a problem like this. If parents have no say now, how much do you think they will have when a political bureaucracy is running the show? I would n ...

Youth Football Startup - Carl Horoho (length=2413)
I found the National Alliance For Youth Sports site. The address is: http://www.nays.org I just received their packet, and it appears worth exploring. A book I would suggest is: Good Sports - Making S ...

STARTING NEW LEAGUE NEED WEIGHT RULE SUGGESTIONS - coachc (length=1338)
I have been involved coaching and the administration of age/weight football for over 10 years with over 2,500 players per season. I have started and coached an unlimited weight program for 6th-8th gra ...

WIN OR LOSE -- INELIGIBLE PLAYER - GS (length=2511)
What is the league policy for teams that break the rules? If you do't have one, you certainly need to get one in place! It has obviously caused alot of problems for families who, I assume, live in the ...

TOO YOUNG? - Coach Sam (length=1079)
Gina and Coach JT Ive been in youth FB coaching for the past 10 years and will continue till I drop. My son started playing when he was 6. He loves it and looks forward to it every year. He is now in ...

TOO YOUNG? - Coach JT (length=1584)
hey Gina, i'll take the middle road here......i think, if the boy really wants to play, and has the opportunity, then let him...he'll decide how he likes it......im glad we dont have those young teams ...

TOO YOUNG? - Coach JT (length=1197)
thanks for making that perfectly clear, Pres. Nixon.....hahah...what restrictions? ....id be a fish out of water in your league too.....football is football...blocking and tackling...and thats our job ...

Super Bowl Champs!!! - JT (length=2295)
"running back by committee" is the best of all worlds...ive not seen anyone run it...the high school we feed into runs out of the eye....we re more like them, though i didnt really know it, it just wo ...

police protest - JT (length=1289)
when i was playing c.y.o. baseball, one my teammates uncles got mad, cuz the coach pinch hit for the kid in the later innings, and came around the fence and punched the coach...there was just a story ...

police protest: -The Outcome - Court (length=1432)
This post has generated a lot of discussion. The incident happened Saturday 11/20/99. After the fight, the Conference Playoff Commissioner used the half time score to advance the team which was ahead ...

police protest: -The Outcome - Court (length=1888)
Interesting comments. I think everyone concedes the fact that the game not being decided on the field is unfair to ALL the kids. I'm not sure, though, about the practical aspects of "continuing the ga ...

police protest: -The Outcome - Court (length=1266)
Thanks for the Congratulations. Although I've coached in the past, I can't lay claim to this team, much as I'd like to. I'm just a parent this year, but my approach stems from my experience while coac ...

Weight Restrictions Youth Football - coachc (length=1082)
The following grade, age and weight classes use July 31st as the cut-off date. The unlimited weight program is for the kids who cannot play in age/weight levels so they can still play. Some people fee ...

playing time - coachc (length=1031)
Their are leagues that use 6 plays and even 8 play minimums per game. Personally, I think the rules are a bad idea. A game that is as physical as football and which injuries are inherent to the game, ...

playing time - JT (length=1320)
our league has 7min qtrs, except for the 2nd qtr...its 10 mins....thats where all your non starters play...we are a 5th/6th/7th grade league....no 7h graders can play in that qtr....we ve tried the ho ...

playing time - coachc (length=1719)
I don't think that a team or league that has a goal to win will use this goal as a reason not to let 2nd & 3rd string players play in games. You, JT, must not coach your players to win if winning is n ...

playing time - JT (length=1040)
wrong!!!!the kids all want to win, and the coaches do to, believe me, we re all competitors...but the league wasnt set up for that....its stricltly a "its not if you win or lose, but HOW yu play the g ...

playing time - JT (length=1019)
amen....getting them to get out of their own way is our first priority...we stress hard work, and that practice IS their games...its where the coaches decides WHERE you play, and HOW much...we tell th ...

playing time - JT (length=2291)
you seem to miss the point here...our league is run by the recreation dept., not by the school...they pay $60.00 to sign up...that guarantees they'll play, period...they get no t-shirts, no nothing... ...

playing time - JT (length=1580)
...kids "police" their own...its amazing how much more influence those kids that are working hard, as you say, have on the lazy ones than the coaches...if they miss practice 2 days (we only practice 4 ...

playing time - coachc (length=1211)
Last night was our last practice of the season. The players and parents are sorry that our season will come to an end tomorrow with the last game. You say that NO ONE REALLY ENJOYS PRACTICE and that i ...

playing time - JT (length=1438)
then, i guess, we'll be seeing your statue next to amos alonzo stagg....kids that want to play, are at practice everyday, and work hard...and we work equally hard to make it all the things you say...a ...

playing time - coachc (length=1046)
Coach, No, I disagree with you. I don't think this type of "football enviornment" will qualify anyone a statue coaching youth. Secondly, winning is not the emphasis of a successful program. It is a by ...

playing time - JT (length=2301)
you watch that tape, and see if we like to win or not..haha....the difference is that we are a "developmental" league, for lack of a better term....these kids have no clue as to how to play organized ...

playing time - JT (length=1632)
im sorry, man, i dont mean to sound so synical...in a perfect world, we d all be undefeated, and the college scouts would be drooling over our programs, and we d make a killing writing books, and all ...

GET RID OF THE WEIGHT LIMITS AND LET THE KIDS PLAY REAL FOOTBALL! - WALT (length=2266)
KEEP WEIGHT LIMITS IN YOUTH FOOTBALL. YOU STATE THAT SAFETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR AND THAT YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT KIDS GETTING HURT. BUT YOU GO ON TO SAY THAT COACHES ARE NOT FULFILLING THEIR RES ...

KEEP THE WEIGHT LIMITS AND LET THE KIDS LEARN AND HAVE FUN WHILE THEY PLAY FOOTBALL! - Bob Connell (length=1062)
I have been coaching youth football in New Jersey for Fifteen Years. I also had the pleasure of Coaching for four years at the High School level. Our program (youth) has always ( Association began in ...

Pop Warner vs. "Real" Football observation - Coach Kick (length=1568)
After reading ALL of the posts both recently and over the years it seems both sides of the debate have good, strong points about weight limit vs. no weight limit. I have been a coach for the last 9 ...

Sign up - Carl Horoho (length=2358)
I recommend checking the "Archives" on this message board. This topic comes up every year, and there have been some great posts in answer. I believe you can put my name in the "search authors" box and ...

Coach Criteria (Selection) - Coach Ron (length=1740)
Our Board holds interviews where we ask the same questions to each of the candidates. The questions deal with the following: Parental Invovlement - How does the coach plan to get parents invovled wi ...

Creating A New League - Ron (length=13008)
It won't be easy but if you have the dedication, this is what worked for us (a little long). What I'm providing below is how we accomplished it. The ideas are passed along to hopefully help but th ...

No Offense - Dum Coach (length=5600)
Okay. I'll let you in on a little secret. The "I" formation is a waste of time in youth football. John McKay made it work at USC because he had OJ Simpson, Ricky Bell, Anthony Davis, etc. Do you have ...

Playing Time - Dave (length=2286)
I have been reading a lot of posts that concern playing time. I'll start off with telling you I am a parent. I have 2 boys that compete. One is a 5th grader and the other is in 8th grade. They are ...

President of a organization - Malcolm Robinson (length=2089)
Toni: Your question begs more questions from me. You haven't said what type of organization you have. I assume it is a non-profit corporation. When that entity was formed it must also be assumed that ...

Question on Weight Limits - Malcolm? - Malcolm Robinson (length=3289)
JB: As you may remember, I did a weight survey on two separate occaisions. I had a good deal of participation and was a bit surprised at the number of unlimited leagues around the country. Now, of cou ...

Recruiting Players Ages 14-15 Yrs. 165lb Division - Coach Scott (length=997)
I have been coaching at this level for 6 years now and we face the same problems every year. I coach 13-14 year olds with fairly strong junior and freshman fottball programs in the area. We usally se ...

SMALLER PLAYERS IN BACKFIELD???????? - coachc (length=1707)
Coach, You may want to try to read my original post that you responded to at least twice before you reply. First of all Junior High Football does not exist in every state. People like myself have cre ...

Should we use the H.S. coach's O and D?? - Coach Wade (length=3714)
W; You are out of your mind. Either that, or you are just plain ignorant. And I DO mean to be confrontational, because you just slapped every decent youth coach in this forum right in the face. I don ...

TYPES OF WEIGHT DIVISIONS - Coach R Smith (length=1258)
In Salt Lake City, Utah I think we have come up with a pretty good system. Although they are looking at adjusting the weights listed below by about 10%-15% next year. All kids can play regardless of w ...

The Craziness that is football! - Dum Coach (length=2471)
You have a poor substition policy. You were ahead 22-6 in the 4th and couldn't figure out how to get your 6's in? And you blame it on the other team? And you can't figure out why you got citicisized? ...

Unlimited Weight Youth Football - There is a way - Coach Terry (length=1745)
Coaches, I'm new on the board so much of this may have already been discussed but this is what worked for us: - To cover the safety part, we offer two divisions for players, weight/age divisions fo ...

Weight Limits - CoachK (length=2244)
I have read a lot of messages about weight limits and they all seem to be missing the point. When addressing safety, weight is not nearly as important an issue as age. Having a 140lb 13 yr old hit a ...

Youth football standards - Coach Ron (length=1400)
Coach, Our County league is an independent league that has belong to American Youth Football, Inc (www.youthsportsusa.com/ayf/ayf.htm) for the past three years. We were looking for the benefits of ...

Youth football standards - Coach Ron (length=1127)
We've been part of the AYF (www.youthsportsusa.com/ayf/ayf.htm) for the past 3 seasons. Our league is an independent league. A one size-fits-all weight guide line matrix doesn't work for everyone b ...

naive question - Dum Coach (length=9003)
Your considerations are 1) weight rules 2) practice time and 3) help. WEIGHT RULES: A 12 year old would weigh about 72 pounds to be on physical parity with a 10 or 11 year old. What this means is, if ...

penalizing entire coaching staff and referees - Illini (length=1511)
With 1 minute left in blowout game, both teams being undefeated going in, our (losing team) assistanct coach yelled out "take him out" to his son who proceeded to block, then illegally throw down the ...

weight restrictions - Coach D (length=1355)
The main problem I've seen with weight restrictions is that they limit participation by some children (especially today) that need some type of physical activity and more importantly some kids that ne ...

weight vs age limits - Coach Breen (length=1649)
My organization, Haddon Township Hawks Youth Football, plays in a league divided by age and weight. At the bottom end is a 60lb limit for 5 & 6 year olds. At the opposite end is an unlimited weight te ...