... which means their drafting/player allocation process needs a big revamp.
Wipeout games don't really help anyone, even players on the winning teams (who develop bad habits and bad attitudes). They don't learn how to play when the game is still in doubt and the outcome is on the line.
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4) You ever seen Superman $#$# his pants? Case closed.
Do you coach youth football? I was wondering about the blowouts in the games, is this typical for youth football? Also those two boys practicing with the recruiter guy, what's that all about?
The only enjoyment I got from this episode was watching the Colts coach blast "let's get physical" from his car.
Is that the come back and kick me whistle?
... which means their drafting/player allocation process needs a big revamp.
Wipeout games don't really help anyone, even players on the winning teams (who develop bad habits and bad attitudes). They don't learn how to play when the game is still in doubt and the outcome is on the line.
Who knows if they're drafting/recruiting, or just playing with the kids that are in the area of a particular team?
If you've ever played, coached, or been around ANY little league football league/organization...you will find out that there are ALWAYS a few really good teams, and the rest are just mediocre to bad, compared to them.
And these are little kids, little kids develop at a different pace from one another. One team may have a few really big kids(for their age), another team may have a few really fast kids(Colts/Outlaws), this is usually all it takes for one team to be markedly better than another, when it comes to little league.
And trust me...as these kids get older, and the other kids start to develop, and catch-up with the early bloomers, this stuff usually evens out.
And you do learn to play the game, IN THE GAMES, whether you're winning or losing. You're still competing, and getting reps in a game situation.
Yes I am a parent of a kid that played each sport each season. Eventually the kids figure out what they like and what sport they are good at.
I don't know how it happens because in our league they're drafts. Coaches sit in a circle [cliche but true] and one by one pick a kid. Yet there is always a really bad team and a really great team.
I don't know what happens in your league but in ours once they realise they are the bad team [especially older kids] They don't give their all. they just don't.
And trust me...as these kids get older, and the other kids start to develop, and catch-up with the early bloomers, this stuff usually evens out.
Just to add another point:
These teams, this age group, and these coaches, are just a small sample size of the league. These teams are not reflective of the league in it's totality.
The Colts and Outlaws, are the two strongest teams in this particular age group, but their older and younger teams may be weak.
The other teams in the league may have dominant teams in other age groups.
It was weird: The first episode had a signup/tryout/draft 'player evaluation' session which at least seems to indicate the league is making some effort to even teams out by talent (if so they have apparently failed mightily).
Almost all leagues of course allow (or require) parent/coaches to coach their own kids (usually if this is not the case parent-coaches quit) and if those kids happen to be superstar players, obviously those teams will be pretty good. However this effect usually evens out to some extent.
From dialogue between parents/coaches, it certainly appears most players are permitted to be on the teams of their choice (which leads to overstocked recruited juggernaut teams).
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4) You ever seen Superman $#$# his pants? Case closed.
Even the titanic showdown for regular-season supremacy between the Outlaws and Colts turned into a fire drill, although it was fairly close for two quarters.
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4) You ever seen Superman $#$# his pants? Case closed.
That's youth sports, man. Big difference in skill from the top of the standings to the bottom, which will lead to a lot of blow-outs
shareYouth sports in general have a ton of blowouts. Its very hard to make teams fair at that age. It makes me sick how so many people want to have an everyone have a trophy attitude these days. Most of been adults who were losers when they were young kids.
shareIt makes me sick how so many people want to have an everyone have a trophy attitude these days.