The biggest threat to the future of youth tackle football, including school, is insurance. Only a few primary insurers and reinsurers remain and continues to decline as companies are leaving the market. The remaining companies are raising their premiums. Most if not all Virginia localities use insurance pools, either Vacorp or VRSA, as their primary insurer. A pool can help absorb the risk and control costs, but they'll still need a reinsurer willing to cover this activity.
Marion and Virginia Beach are the first localities I could find in Va to take this step, though there are many others across the country. It'll be interesting to see if others follow suit.
Out of concern for CTE, the Marion Town Council voted a few years back to play flag football through grade 6. This has been extremely unpopular, and some have taken their kids to neighboring towns to play. It's apparent watching a MS game that most of these kids haven't learned to properly tackle, which, in my opinion, creates its own safety issue.
Strictly Daddy ball coached with no common offense or defense or continuity between seasons. The high school staff isn’t involved at all and I can’t say that I’ve seen open competition….positions seems to be pre-selected.
That's the exact blueprint Marion used for 50 years.
There’s a funny post on FB from a guy in Clintwood proposing a class on football basics before letting anyone into games next season.
I for one wholeheartedly endorse this idea. Some of our fans truly are an embarrassment.
All of PH's opponents played a 10-game schedule, so that's not it. Va High (4-6), Lebanon (3-7) , JIB (1-9), Grundy (5-5), JSB (3-7), RR (5-5), Holston (5-5), Honaker (10-0), Chilhowie (5-5), and Northwood (1-9)
Both teams were 2-0 against their common opponents (i.e. Northwood, JIB), so that's not it either.
Which goes to (f). And regardless of how you count the three TN opponents, Twin Springs still has the higher winning percentage.
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