A video of a youth football drill from last year, with a coach who has since been fired, went viral Tuesday and sparked outrage on social media, with many wondering whether children should be doing something like this.
The 8-second clip shows a young ball carrier going head-to-head with a would-be tackler. The ball carrier lowers his helmet and runs over the defender, and it appeared the two connected with each other’s helmets. The defender hit the ground and was a little shaken up, video shows.
Christopher Duggan – a lawyer for North Carolina’s Wesley Chapel Weddington Athletic Association – told USA Today the youth football league first learned about the hit in September 2020 and launched an investigation. more on the story from Fox News here.
Words cannot begin to express my anger watching this clip…this is not football & whoever put this idiotic drill together & allowed an obvious mismatch should never be allowed near a football field or youth sports forever! This is child abuse disguised as competition https://t.co/hxFmECY2fS
— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) May 12, 2021
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