Baseball was my favorite sport growing up so I only played one year of tackle football before going back to baseball. My 8 yr old son is a football fanatic. He excelled in flag football for 3 seasons, can sit through hours of NFL and NCAA games on Saturday and Sunday and beats me 90% of the time in video game football.
He BEGGED me to play tackle this season and after thinking about it and talking to others I let him. He's now 4 weeks into the season and having his first game tomorrow. He's the fastest boy on the team and upper half of the boys as far as size. In tackle drills, he smothers the tackle dummy and does great. Put him head on against another boy or ask him to lead block for the tailback and he totally folds. What is wrong with this boy and when, if ever, will he get over this fear? I've talked to him about it and he is afraid his pads won't protect him. Meanwhile, his right shoulder/tricep is a big purple bruise because he turns his body and takes all the hits on his arm.
Frustrated! Tell me this is normal, he will get over it and play to his potential!
Jeff
He BEGGED me to play tackle this season and after thinking about it and talking to others I let him. He's now 4 weeks into the season and having his first game tomorrow. He's the fastest boy on the team and upper half of the boys as far as size. In tackle drills, he smothers the tackle dummy and does great. Put him head on against another boy or ask him to lead block for the tailback and he totally folds. What is wrong with this boy and when, if ever, will he get over this fear? I've talked to him about it and he is afraid his pads won't protect him. Meanwhile, his right shoulder/tricep is a big purple bruise because he turns his body and takes all the hits on his arm.
Frustrated! Tell me this is normal, he will get over it and play to his potential!
Jeff