I hope they are being subjected to some type of background check.

 

I believe you are correct, you get asked to coach. You accept and parents are left to wonder if little Billy is being coached by a guy that got cut from his HS frosh team or played the trumpet. I remember a guy that coached that thought he was the next Lombardi only to find out he was a swimmer in HS with no FB experience at all.

 

Good thing my son played for the Spartans in the NKYFL. In his 7 years in the program he had a few coaches that played D-1 Football!!

I don't disagree that a youth coach shouldn't be required to have previous experience, it would be nice to know that he understands the safety concerns that come with football. Watching little kids bang into each other with their heads down makes me nervous. I hope mom/dad has asked the right questions or can teach/reinforce the proper techniques at home so they don't get hurt out there.

There are several factors that are keeping the numbers down at the youth football level. The kids specializing at a younger age in one sport has knocked down the numbers and there are several new leagues in Northern Kentucky that were not around just a few years ago. Plus I do think that the concussion/head injuries has scared some kids (mainly parents) from allowing their kids to play and have steered them more toward other sports. There can always be a freak injury, but it is very rare that a head injury would occur at that age level.

 

As far as coaching, I think it is like anything else, you get good coaches and some coaches that are just out there because it makes the practice go faster than sitting in the chair watching. Most are dads that are assistant coaches at the youth level and they must to have enough to coach the team. Asking questions as a parent is not a bad idea to the coaches because not all are up on it as one would think.

Hey UK, how'd your favorite Lions do this weekend?

Hey UK, how'd your favorite Lions do this weekend?

 

Peewees tied the Spartans 0 to 0 in overtime. Midgets won. Junior Youth lost in overtime.

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South Kenton did good today against Bellevue.