So in your eyes the kids might not know a thing but they will look pretty damn good,is that it?yes believe it or not a child learning the feel of the ball and developing "soft hands" is a fundimental.I will paint with what I see and I see some well meaning parents but there are doing more harm then good,just read this thread and my point is proven.
That's just plain not true. Catching the ball is the same with gloves as without. When the pass is high (stomach area and above) the hands are open, thumbs together, and forming a diamond. When it's low the hands are open with pinky fingers touching and thumbs out.
This video shows exactly how I taught my kids to catch. I've witnessed coach Lisanti from Chopticon teach this too.
Catch A Football | LIVESTRONG.COM
If that's not fundamental, I don't know what is. Gloves or no gloves has nothing to do with it. Saying otherwise is just like the folks who refuse to use email or TV remotes because they are scared of technology.
I had a child at Westlake afew years back (a girl) but while watching her practice I also was keeping an eye on the Westlake football team and coach Zack...the team had a punter but he wasn't very good and I was shocked to find out there was no specials team coaching avaiable to him and they had no fieldgoal kicker after asking around and even offering to help for free...."CoachZack" didn't want any help and said and I quote "doesn't need kickers".He has had some succsess but the team is always undiscipline and has terrible fundimentals.......they all try to play like Dion or the Redskins.Yes I know how to kick did it from "POP Warner" to College and that earned me a tryout with the Steelers in the 70's...but then again I was coached to enjoy and have fun ....not life or death at age 10.
That's his prerogative. It's his team. You may disagree, which is fine, but obviously somebody likes him being the coach there. You've also got to remember that there is abig difference between youth, HS, college, and the NFL. They are not the same in ability or rules and to compare them is foolish. Just look at Florida's offense versus an NFL offense. Florida's is more like a youth Single Wing/Spread offense. Each level has schemes that are designed to maximize the environment and talent pool to win. With youth it should be more about having fun than winning. You'll get no argument from me there. Aggressive motivation can be done in a positive manner, although a lot of times it is not.
While I did enjoy the 85lb game I saw last weekend, there were some parents (and the chain crew!) who are definitely over the line and need to cool it. If I was the ref, I would have tossed the down marker guy from the field. So you have a point there.
