The Best Football Hit You’ll See This Week: Pussy Kid Edition

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Coaches have to be careful with this kind of stuff to be sure. A few years back, we were doing special teams in practice. THis was with my 8-10 year olds. I had a kid who was a "striper" (means he weighs too much to carry the ball). End of practice, we were messing around, and he desperately wanted to return a kick. So I let it happen. he tried to stiff arm a kid and broke the growth plate on his wrist. All because I was letting them have a little fun. I felt terrible about that, but I don't think I deserved to be burned at the stake. His father was at practice and understood, heck, he was enjoying that his son got a chance to carry the ball, even if it was just for fun.

I coached for 4 years after that and I never let a striper carry the ball in practice again.