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[QUOTE="st_machine, post: 2312244, member: 6319"]
i totally agree.both my kids played from 3rd-8th grade pop warner. very rarely saw an injury: occasional sprained ankle or wrist...no broken bones. ...until...
the program switched leagues when my younger son was in 7th grade.switched from pop warner to AYF.also switched from an  age and weight based league to a  grade based league.that yr we actually had a team forfeit a game because too many kids were out with concussions.you had 100lb kids going up against 180lb kids. a recipe for disaster.transferred my kid to an age/weight league the next yr. generally at the younger level the kids just bounce off each other.i think the kids benefit from 2 hrs a day, 4 day aweek practice in august..no other youth sport like it.teaches the kids disciple and teamwork. and its a great place to learn how to get knocked down and get back up again and keep fighting. The coaches in that attached video should be banned for not teaching the kids not to lead with their helmets. thats criminal not to teach the kids the right way to play.
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