Bears fan?
Can’t imagine the kid loves this kind of attention.
Talk to his father about making sure he is in an age appropriate group… shut up about your ‘baby’ on your podcast… he’s 12.
>> sixth grade and is going up against much bigger opponents who are either in seventh or eighth grade
AKA middle school years, but not until HS are the schools typically supporting football athletics. I’m guessing the young man is participating in a PAL league of sorts. There should be age & weight differentiation however.
Unfortunately some districts are operated by complete a-holes that encourage unsportsmanlike conduct. We dealt with this personally, and it requires a fair amount of personal restraint to not inflict justice on the offending coaches and parents.
BTW, youth football is perhaps among the best teachers of manhood, teamwork, and responsibility.
When I grew up, we only had little league then Babe Ruth league, which was age 13 thru 18.
That made it kinda tough for a little rookie 13 year old to go to bat against a fully grown 18 year old.
Used to play football with my brother and neighborhood kids. I was in sixth grade; he was in tenth as were many of his friends. The only downside was being chosen near last because everyone else was bigger. Wasn’t touch.
6th graders should not be on the football field with 8th graders.