Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion High School Little guys playing football

Teyon Ware (national champ for OU) led class 6a Oklahoma in rushing at 150 pounds as a Senior...I believe his football made him an even tougher competitor. AJ Heckel is an outstanding Defensive Lineman yes Lineman and darn near impossible to stop. Dexter Deeds played Center for Goodland. Its been said before and I'll say it again. It's not the size of the dog in the fight its whether or not that dog has been trained to kill. (or something like that)

I agree with you Mike. I'm no Football expert, but my son Josiah weighs about 60lbs and is in 5th grade and plays for the Salvation Army League here in Salina. He played last year as a 4th grader and was the smallest kid in the league, whihc inlcudes Beloit, Clifton Clyde, Concordia, Russell, Etc. He ended up beign more agressive than the rest of his teammates and the coaches and parents were always commenting on how well he tackles. This year has been no different. I was speaking with his coach yesterday who said todl me that he put the other smallest kid and Josiah on the same end together because they are the two hardest hitting playerson the defense. He also did this to lure the other teams into beleiving that since they are smaller, they may try to go that way when running the ball. It's proven effective during several attempts. I'm also a strong believer that the reason he and the other kid are more agressive than the rest of the team is due to their experience in wrestling. Josiah has also been pretty consistent with takedowns in wrestling and I think this has also carried over with tackling.