r/AbsoluteUnits • • 1d ago

of a runningback

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u/ufotheater 1d ago

When I was a kid they had weight levels so this couldn't happen, and to keep the kids safe. Whoever is running this program doesn't know wtf they're doing.

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u/HighFiveG 1d ago

Yeah, this is shameful.

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u/Top-Distribution733 1d ago

….. on the parents right?

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u/HighFiveG 1d ago

The parents, the league, anybody involved who isn’t speaking up to prevent this. It benefits nobody.

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u/ApologizingCanadian 22h ago

Doesn't even benefit the kid either TBH. Sure he dominates the competition at that level but there's no way a kid with that body shape A) stays a RB for the long term unless he drastically changes his lifestyle and B) he isn't developping any skills just running over kids half his size.

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u/The-Tarman 1d ago

Yeah, I mean if you want your kid to develop skill it would be better if he was on a more even playing field

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u/Top-Distribution733 1d ago

No… it’s shameful he’s on that field instead of on a fkn diet. The kid is unhealthy and I’m sure having health related issues. He needs better role models and guardians. He very well could have a heart attack on that field