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[QUOTE="texascpa, post: 3536057, member: 468"]
I was a former coach, board member and 2-year President of our local youth football league that had over 1800 kids playing from 4 years old to 6th grade.  Was involved in the league for 15 years.

Every league has some amount of coaches that played college or even pro - even mine.  But, most coaches and volunteers are dads living through their kids.  You'll find a few who just enjoy the game and like to teach.

As for your last comment, nothing opened ups parents eyes more to the capabilities of their kids than organized sports, IMHO.  What seems confusing to most parents becomes second nature to the kids.  One year we had 40-50 plays the kids had the memorize.  Another, I used a numeric system to call the plays.  The QBs had to understand what each digit represented.  When I coached 1st/2nd grade flag, I used to let my QB call the plays in the huddle.  I knew then the kid was going to be good.  It's amazing to see when it all comes together.

BTW, that QB in 2nd grade, ended up starting at SMU and was drafted into the NFL last year.
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