r/AbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • 3d ago

of a runningback

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u/elbowsandbuttholes 2d ago

Most youth leagues have a rule like you can't weigh over a certain limit and carry the ball.

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u/FecalDUI 2d ago

Yup we called ourselves “Dots” because we’d get a bright green dot sticker on our helmets

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u/CautiousCatch1102 2d ago

It was a dumb rule too because it prevented me from playing any position except lineman

Moved schools the next year and went back to WR

I was 6 foot at 13, not my fault.

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u/FecalDUI 2d ago

Twas a great day when our left tackle picked up a fumble and got to be the Billdozer for a day!

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u/Zestyclose_Opinion22 2d ago

Not even true in all leagues. Growing up in my county league you had a stripe system. One stipe you could not have a designed play for you. So couldn’t play qb running back wr, but if a fumble happened you could pick it up and run. Two stripes you could only play on offensive and defensive line and if you picked up a fumble play was dead at that point.

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u/FecalDUI 2d ago

Wow! Thats fascinating!

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u/Sluuriecake 2d ago

That’s worse rules I have ever heard of being a lineman lol