[rhema]

I played high school football in the early 70’s and a good many of our starters had played Pop Warner Youth football. They already knew the fundamentals of the sport and were also acclimated to the hitting. I was too big to play Pop Warner (they have weight restrictions), so it took me a while to catch on, but the inter-team competition made me a better football player and I eventually started. My sons and daughter all played sports. They learned teamwork and discipline, had fun and made good friends. My youngest did will enough in football to earn a partial scholarship and is playing college football now.

I played high school football and baseball about the same time. My town didn't have Pop Warner football, but we did have American Legion baseball in the summer. A big difference between then and now: less travel, not as many games, and more time devoted to practice and learning fundamentals.

[rochester_veteran]

I played high school football and baseball about the same time. My town didn't have Pop Warner football, but we did have American Legion baseball in the summer. A big difference between then and now: less travel, not as many games, and more time devoted to practice and learning fundamentals.

Back when we played, New York State didn't have the state playoffs for football. We played an 8 game season and the state champion was determined by votes of coaches and sportswriters.