Really great points about rogue leagues forming.Proud_Pirate63 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2018 2:48 pm I think one thing nobody has mentioned on this thread is this proposal and the other two from New York and Illinois is for banning School sanctioned tackle football for U14. This in my opinion would actually make this sport less safe by giving rise to leagues/teams that anybody could start. Even if those bans and mean million to one IF those bans were to pass, then I could go and start my own “travel” team that plays other “travel” teams. I would not be bound by the same rules or regulations that our school or a school’s sanctioning body have in place to keep the players as safe as they can. The only oversight would maybe be from the parents of my players. But if we were winning then that takes care of a lot in some parents eyes. Bottom line...taking it out of the schools would be a mistake.
Just as a side note wagner97, my son doesn’t play football. He is a soccer player. He tried football but like soccer better. Not trying to live my life through his. If he wanted to quit soccer tomorrow, I would let him.
Obviously not all parents are the “bad” parents. The problem is that there are enough of those generalized types that people are starting to think it is necessary to step in and regulate the whole thing. It is difficult even when you think you are trying to do what’s best for the kid.