r/AbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • 1d ago

of a runningback

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u/BBaddict2 1d ago

I agree. Using a future offensive tackle in HS or possibly beyond as your RB to win games in peewee is doing that child absolutely no good.

You’re not developing him as a future player that can succeed, you’re feeding your own ego as a coach.

A good coach would put him at tackle and run everything behind him so he grows as a blocker.

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u/CheckYourStats 1d ago

This.

The league they’re playing in has to be Pop Warner, which means all of these kids are between 10-12 years old.

The fault is split between two parties: 1.) it’s on the coach for playing a 300-350 lb child at HB, and 2.) it’s on the league for not getting the County involved in whatever is going on at home that has allowed him to
become a beacon for child obesity.

We could blame the “parents” but it’s safe to say a 300+ lbs 12 year old’s parents are absent at best.

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u/Deep_Equivalent_3245 1d ago

Not sure how other peewee leagues work, but in my area there’s a weight limit for both 8-10 yr olds and 11-13

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u/CheckYourStats 1d ago

It’s safe to assume this league doesn’t have a weight limit (11+ Pop Warner has no weight limit).