[Husker] Youth football sucks

[Jon Johnston]

I thought it was interesting that Suh talked about how playing soccer at an early age helped him develop his footwork. I hope that point hit home with a lot of parents. 

Where I live, (Chaska, MN), they now have 3rd graders playing tackle football, which has to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. Football is so complex to try to teach kids that age, and I've seen what they do with the kids that aren't "skill" players - they dump them into the offensive and defensive lines and then don't bother to teach them a damned thing because they don't consider the positions that important. 

I've been involved in coaching both. Soccer is a wonderful sport, and I wonder how many kids get ruined for football because it's no fun being run over while being told you need to get tougher. 

Thoughts? 

Jon Johnston

On Jan 2, 2010, at 6:15 PM, Roger wrote:

> His father did accompany Suh, his mother and sister to one of the award shows I watched.  My poor memory doesn't permit me to state which award show that was.  He (father) was a soccer player as I recall, and was much smaller in stature than Suh.
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> Roger Lohr-Mpls
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>> I know it's none of my business but I couldn't help noticing that Suh's 
>> father was not at any of his award events or games. The TV always shows 
>> only his mother and sister. Does anyone know why? Deceased, divorced, 
>> etc., etc.??? What a class act Ndominant is. 
>> 
>> Don Rietsch 
>> (Native Husker held hostage in Michigan for the last 40 years.) 
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