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Post by fantom on May 1, 2011 8:35:36 GMT -6
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Post by mhcoach on May 1, 2011 10:25:33 GMT -6
Wow....... I don't live under a rock, but I have never witnessed anything so despicable. Sure I have seen some gambling on Youth Football, never to the extent of South Florida. There just is no room for any tolerance of any kind. It just seems like the game seems to be plagued by many problems & we as coaches need to step up.
Joe
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Post by bobgoodman on May 1, 2011 11:44:29 GMT -6
I hope you won't be shocked that my rxn on reading just a little of it is to LOL loudly! Can't make up anything as wacky as real life, it seems.
Meanwhile...I got a hot tip on today's Little Miss May Day contest in Bloomfield, NJ. The favorite is taking a dive in the Crayolas competition. I ought to be able to parlay my winnings there into some big bucks from the 6th grade science fair. I need to recoup after the bundle I dropped on the spelling bee.
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Post by 2leegit on May 3, 2011 11:57:09 GMT -6
This is big in the metro Atlanta area too. Betting on children and paying children's parents to be on your youth team is crazy.
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Post by Chris Clement on May 3, 2011 12:06:37 GMT -6
You guys are nuts.
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Post by coachdoug on May 3, 2011 12:35:38 GMT -6
This is very disturbing. I've never seen anything like this, but I frankly wouldn't be shocked if it's happening here in So Cal as well. I generally try to focus my attention away from the stands so I don't have to deal with all the parents' foolishness. I do work a lot of games (when I'm not coaching) announcing in the booth or working the game clock, so I do see a lot of what goes in the stands. I've never witnessed any gambling. If I did, and whenever I do see any kind of alcohol or drug use, we have those people immediately removed.
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Post by cyflcoach on May 3, 2011 14:25:32 GMT -6
Hard to believe they can't find something more appealing (and appropriate) to wager on but, I guess, nothing should really surprise any of us these days! Doug, were you able to escape the "critters" and head back to SoCal? I just noticed your location.
Dave Hartman CYFL Coach
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Post by coachdoug on May 3, 2011 15:19:09 GMT -6
Dave - yeah, I moved back to Southern California about 4 months ago - albeit in San Diego now rather than L.A. No venomous critters to worry about here (for the most part) - plenty of bikini-clad "critters" though, LOL. Can't say that I miss Arizona at all.
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Post by casec11 on May 4, 2011 7:37:21 GMT -6
Unfortunately this does go on in some leagues down here, and it makes me sick. I will say there are other leagues that are very strict about this, the one I coached in. In their by-laws if it is found, the offender will be banned (it is enforced).
The payment of young players and their families is just plain crazy to me, this is youth sports. After watching the piece I thought about a situation I was in with really low player turn out my first season (real bad coach the season before). A Father and son (the kid apparently played the season before and was a good player) came up to me at the end of practice a couple weeks into the season and said “it looks like you need some players out there, (Jimmys) a good QB and athlete, better than any one I see out there” Me: “We would love to have him come out, we have a QB at the moment but if he works hard and wants to compete for the QB job, we will give him the opportunity” Father: “What will you do for (Jimmy) if he comes out?” So I went on about teaching fundamentals and team work, and they looked at me like had 3 eyes. I thought that was a strange conversation. My asst. thought they wanted money or something, I thought: no way that doesn’t happen. After seeing the piece, I wonder if it just went right over my head…
Never heard from the kid again
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Post by bobgoodman on May 4, 2011 13:22:03 GMT -6
I guess I'm getting a glimpse here of what it'd be like if the Professional Children's School ever organized a team. I'm joking, because it wouldn't really be comparable, though it may have elements in common.
This academic year I've been tutoring a couple of HS students who are musicians and attend PCS. It's a century-old elementary, jr. and sr. HS in Manhattan that serves children who can't maintain a normal school schedule because they're already professionals in entertainment. Of course you couldn't do that with football -- I think -- because there's no demand for minors in it as pros the way there is in acting and music. But apparently that hasn't stopped some adults from trying to make a buck off their skills, huh?
I suppose there might be some legitimate child hustlers at a sport where children could compete regardless of size, like pool -- or maybe video games now. And you know they'd have adult promoters, and there'd be gambling action to make it worthwhile.
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