Meanwhile in Youth Football Land, the national 11u landscape is set. N.C. Giants fell to the Lauderhill Lions, establishing two of the top 5 teams in the nation… in theory. I do not give a lot of credence to national rankings of non-unified sports (that is why there are so many belts in boxing). However, I did see the footage and came away with a few bits of information.
So, what did I learn? Those boys are huge and their ‘skills’ are fast. In other words, our Argonauts are straight up outclassed by these kids.
That video above is a mismatched collection of 11 and 13u kids, and none of them are huge. So, the lesson to be learned here is simple: Stay in your lane. We won’t though. We are not trying to be a weighted football team. We want to be an unweighted team and test the best. We have the skills, but we don’t have the line and that is why, so far, we don’t shine.
Okay the rhyme was a little extra but I get that way when talking about youth football. It is a strange passion of mine that has a time limit on it. Next year is the last year we will be involved in youth football. So, I am going to enjoy these next two seasons and summers as much as possible before it is finally over.