Football Knowledge Base 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 play ...

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 de ...

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 q ...

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 ...

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 seaso ...

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 ...

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 fu ...

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 ...

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 t ...

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 4t ...

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 i ...

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 ...

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 info ...

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 ...

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 lea ...

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 h ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 wort ...

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 sta ...

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 cau ...

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. ...

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 dec ...

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.....foot ...

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 ...

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 arou ...

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 u ...

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 s ...

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 th ...

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 ...

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 physic ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 st ...

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 t ...

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 guarantee ...

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 th ...

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 ...

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...an ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 o ...

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. BU ...

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 l ...

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 lim ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 accompli ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 corpora ...

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 ...

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 j ...

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 Foot ...

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 ...

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 b ...

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 ot ...

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 safet ...

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 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. ...

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 ...

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 phy ...

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 h ...

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 ...

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 ...