Back in the day, growing up we did not have midget , peewee or Tyro football. We just played in the yard, full tackle and no equipment.
In 9th grade the school started its first freshman team and I played on that. It was the first time any of us
used equipment. Those shoulder pads were huge. Played 2 more years then blew out my knee on the
FIRST day of practice senior year.
I am not a fan of the little kids playing full tackle games until they are 12-13 years old.