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Originally Posted by troutman
Does it need to be? For pre-teen kids? Why? What point are we proving, at the expense of health?
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Is there hitting in football in this age group? Or is everything flag? I really don't know.
The short answer is in the rest of my post, there are alternatives that don't include contact. By taking it out at the developmental level you take it away from the kids that can benefit from it and want to do it. It's a skill, just like stick handling or skating.
I can't speak for anyone else here, but I'm young enough to remember my days of playing hockey at this age and I was licking my lips to get to PeeWee so I could hit. Its one of the funnest parts of the game. Kids will find a way to hurt each other and themselves regardless of whether or not they play hockey.