As long as you understand your kid would be benched for missing that’s a fine family decision.

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Sep 4, 2024
6:56:40am

shimmy In play, run(s)

As long as you understand your kid would be benched for missing that’s a fine family decision.

Football has had a ton of practices forever.

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shimmy

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Three practices a week for youth sports? Yeah, my kid would be missing some

Iman23

Sep 4, 6:54am

As long as you understand your kid would be benched for missing that’s a fine family decision.

shimmy

Sep 4, 6:56am

Youth sports culture is dumb.

Iman23

Sep 4, 6:58am

In many regards I agree. However, showing up to practice if you want to play isn’t a dumb principle.

shimmy

Sep 4, 7:01am

It's hard to play a kid who doesn't know what he's doing

Belboz

Sep 4, 7:15am

Football needs a lot of practice time.

whoneedscorners?

Sep 4, 7:21am

The worst part is investing too much and not enough simultaneously

Odysseus

Sep 4, 9:44am

3 practices is not a lot at all for tackle football. In all my years playing

goidcougs

Sep 4, 7:01am

Right. And especially for a true seasonal sport

palangi

Sep 4, 9:46pm

Tackle football can't work without a lot of practice

Belboz

Sep 4, 7:07am

Not for football. It's pretty much the minimum to be able to function.

Triznaynay

Sep 4, 7:10am

Don’t forget special teams. There is just so much to do, 6 hours of practice per

Sep 4, 7:33am

You’ve clearly not been around football much. Pretty tough to learn a playbook,

macdizzle

Sep 4, 7:15am

It's why I make parents sign a parental contract

RockyBalboa

Sep 4, 7:17am

Thanks for the input in the thread. I stand corrected about youth football.

Iman23

Sep 4, 7:24am

I wasn't either until my kids starting playing. Football is just different. It's

macdizzle

Sep 4, 7:45am

Huh? 3 practices for football is nothing and less is an issue.

Cougstreak

Sep 4, 7:48am

Even with 3 days of practice it's hard to get everything in that you need to each week. There is so much to learn and

Nuke

Sep 4, 7:53am

Not for football.

BYUtka

Sep 4, 8:13am

That's pretty standard for youth football, but hey, not everyone is meant to play football I guess.

SJS

Sep 4, 10:36am

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