Well, case closed!

Heaven help us. These are the adults we have supervising children, supposedly teaching them good values, keeping them safe, encouraging them to have fun in sports, and learning to be good sports.

Instead we have coaches who are projecting their own needs onto kids.

Who are the children? Who are the adults? These coaches are the best argument I have heard to do away with Pop Warner football. 

The coaches comments are self serving. CYA. He stood on the sidelines and watched his players drill their opponents and now he has nothing but lame excuses.

Prepared statement said:  “It is not the duty nor the responsibility of the Southbridge coaching staff to monitor the ways in which their opponents manage their teams".  BRILLIANT!

This statement talks about managing a team as if it's all about winning.  It doesn't mention safety.  It should be imperative that both team's coaches are aware of the SAFETY of ALL players on both teams.  If a coach senses that the opponent is not in compliance with the rules regarding the safety and well being of the players, he should stop the game and hold a discussion with the opposing coach.  Simple!

This is not a "winning is not the only thing, winning is everything" situation.  These are exciting learning experiences for little kids, not winning experiences.   

A good deal of responsibility lies with parents who allow their kids to participate in an activity that isn't suitable for young children. Parentlng isn't about letting your child do everything he or she wants. Parenting is about setting limits -- when to go to bed, when and what to eat for meals, what activities they can participate in. Kids raised without reasonable limits end up being spoiled adults with a "ME" mentality. We see plenty of those in, among other places, devorce courts.

I'm not defending the coaches, but why are the kids there in the first place.

Adults still acting as children.

The not-so-obvious kind of child abuse . . . . . . .