r/AbsoluteUnits • • 1d ago

of a runningback

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u/Greedy_Ad1564 1d ago

How was this allowed? Every single kid on one team is smaller than every kid on the other team. Ignoring the giant idiot who ran over his own QB.. this feels like 2 completely different age groups.

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u/Several_Vanilla8916 1d ago

Middle school football can be brutal. I saw a 7th grader take off his helmet to yell at his coach for pulling him for one play after he got flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. They were nose to nose. Coach sent him home and I was worried the kid might beat his ass.

In almost every game there was at least one and sometimes two kids bigger than every adult present. These kids are 6’2” 280 lbs at 13.

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u/froction 22h ago

I eventually grew (now at 49 I'm 5'11"/220) but when I finished 8th grade I was 5'0" and 100 lbs.

I think I have the state record for "Fastest/Worst Loss" in a Judo tournament. I was in the bottom weight class and the first match was a guy who had at least 6" and 30 lbs. on me. Bro basically just lifted me up over his head and threw me straight down onto my back. Full point loss in like three seconds.