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In the discussion thread: 6' 1 1/2" 300 lbs, 7th grade 12-yr old, student barred from PeeWee Football League. [View all]

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Fri Aug 17, 2012, 01:49 PM

surrealAmerican (7,476 posts)

11. So, the mother is against discrimination ...

... if it means her son is excluded, but for discrimination if it means the smaller children are excluded?

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144 replies	Author	Time	Post
6' 1 1/2" 300 lbs, 7th grade 12-yr old, student barred from PeeWee Football League. [View all]	GreenStormCloud	Aug 2012	OP
Her poor child is already obese at that age, she should be more worried about his health.	progressivebydesign	Aug 2012	#1
Umm ... Maybe daily football practices would help the kid lose some weight?	JoePhilly	Aug 2012	#3
he's being excluded from playing PEE WEE football.	Maine-ah	Aug 2012	#12
And?	JoePhilly	Aug 2012	#18
If he were substantially heavier, then yes, off the basketball team.	TalkingDog	Aug 2012	#25
Do basketball and running involve charging into other students?	XemaSab	Aug 2012	#26
Basketball does. Ever play that sport?	JoePhilly	Aug 2012	#66
but are you an adult, or a 12 year old kid?	Maine-ah	Aug 2012	#75
Come on. One of my 12yo teammates was 6'6" and one 6'7".	Prometheus Bound	Aug 2012	#104
Maybe you should read the OP, where it states the weight limits	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#33
Yes, I saw that ... and while I understand the weight restruction, I don't think it has the effect	JoePhilly	Aug 2012	#70
Uh, it's called physics, JoePhilly.	girl gone mad	Aug 2012	#79
Football involves physically tackling people to the ground	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#42
Jesus Christ...he's a danger to the other kids...pee wee football is contact...	joeybee12	Aug 2012	#44
I was 72 lbs in 7th grade	AngryAmish	Aug 2012	#56
Do you want to see some	Missycim	Aug 2012	#63
Well ... you have to be in high school to play high school football.	JoePhilly	Aug 2012	#73
it would only take one hit from that mountain	Missycim	Aug 2012	#109
Would you want your 100 pound ten year old kid to face that guy	Warpy	Aug 2012	#103
When they invent tackle running we can talk anout him playing	MattBaggins	Aug 2012	#121
He's not being excluded from playing football. He's being excluded from teams	TalkingDog	Aug 2012	#22
Its the mothers fault to begin with	Missycim	Aug 2012	#64
He can play high school football in a year or two	obamanut2012	Aug 2012	#31
He can play HS now. That's what they do with the kids too big for PeeWee	Capt. Obvious	Aug 2012	#114
He can join a swim team or other non-contact sport and lose weight. It's perfectly reasonable	pnwmom	Aug 2012	#53
At his height, he'll likely never get down to the weight limit for pee-wee football.	GoCubsGo	Aug 2012	#123
The football program is a group activity	tabasco	Aug 2012	#112
He CAN play with kids his own size, but mommy decided to pitch a fit instead.	Buzz Clik	Aug 2012	#129
So you've personally measured his percent body fat? n/t	eridani	Aug 2012	#81
A 12-year old boy has not had enough testosterone in his system for long enough of a time	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#116
If he has enough testosterone in his system to get to be 6'1"	eridani	Aug 2012	#125
This is wrong	Ash_F	Aug 2012	#126
Hormones have nothing to do with adolescent growth spurts?	eridani	Aug 2012	#127
Not testosterone, not at 12	Ash_F	Aug 2012	#130
Where did he get the bone density then? His bones are HUGE.	eridani	Aug 2012	#135
You keep making false assertions about the human body	Ash_F	Aug 2012	#138
Athletes with high BMI of course have more circulatory system problems	eridani	Aug 2012	#140
Not all NFL players, especially the bigger linemen, are lean.	Ash_F	Aug 2012	#142
Just because the kid has more body fat doesn't mean he doesn't have more lean mass as well	eridani	Aug 2012	#143
No. He might develop some muscle, but not enough to make him 300 lbs.	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#128
Jay Culter would disagree	Drahthaardogs	Aug 2012	#132
Yes, I made an exception for bodybuilders in a subsequent post.	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#134
Agree. They should move him up to play with older kids.	Dawgs	Aug 2012	#2
I think that would depend on his ability. Just being big is not going to protect him from	JoePhilly	Aug 2012	#5
There was a child across the alley from my house a few years back with that problem.	ieoeja	Aug 2012	#15
Exactly. You move that kid up, and the expectations are very different.	JoePhilly	Aug 2012	#23
They should. My nephew was moved up in basketball	hughee99	Aug 2012	#69
This kid would be huge on a HS team	Marrah_G	Aug 2012	#99
He was invited to play on his middle school team	TorchTheWitch	Aug 2012	#105
This is a safety issue.	Greybnk48	Aug 2012	#4
Its football. A smaller kid moving at high speed will probably do much more damage than	JoePhilly	Aug 2012	#19
Nope.	Spider Jerusalem	Aug 2012	#29
Correct n/t	Greybnk48	Aug 2012	#35
Actually, a quarter of the speed	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#54
He'll be moving well below half the speed.	JoePhilly	Aug 2012	#62
If he is falling down	Drahthaardogs	Aug 2012	#133
Conservation of momentum	longship	Aug 2012	#78
Bwaa-hahaha!	joeybee12	Aug 2012	#45
Check the birth certificate first. Six foot one at 12 YEARS OLD???	RagAss	Aug 2012	#6
I know a kid that's 6'3'' at 13. Every basketball wanted him. He hates B-ball and plays soccer.	JoePhilly	Aug 2012	#20
My son was six foot at 12. He's now 6'2" at 13.	Brickbat	Aug 2012	#21
Not uncommon. But usually they are tall and lanky, not 300 lbs.	TalkingDog	Aug 2012	#27
I know....12 years isn't enough time to hit 300 lbs.	RagAss	Aug 2012	#68
My brother was about that height at 12.	GoCubsGo	Aug 2012	#83
I was six feet by then, actually even before that.	Codeine	Aug 2012	#95
This is a tough situation	auburngrad82	Aug 2012	#7
Well first of all, he weighs too much whether he plays football or not.	yellowcanine	Aug 2012	#30
Absolutely true	auburngrad82	Aug 2012	#124
forget peewee, would the young man like to come to Athens Georgia for college?	NightWatcher	Aug 2012	#8
6" 1 1/2", 300 lbs. 7th grader vs. my nephew..........	mrmpa	Aug 2012	#9
kid needs a new mother, especially one who can read eligibility rules nt	msongs	Aug 2012	#10
So, the mother is against discrimination ...	surrealAmerican	Aug 2012	#11
I was barred from playing CYO ball because I weighed 165 lbs.	Ikonoklast	Aug 2012	#13
Bill Cosby explains	Mopar151	Aug 2012	#14
This isn't new	Capt. Obvious	Aug 2012	#16
well shit; it's Texas	Blue_Tires	Aug 2012	#17
Screw peewee! Get that kid into JV!	Brickbat	Aug 2012	#24
That mom is showing her ignorance.	yellowcanine	Aug 2012	#28
"If you don't want your son tackled, get him off the field"--well, as the mom of a former	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#32
That was a stupid thing she said.	cyberswede	Aug 2012	#49
See post #37 - kid doesn't even look like a "giant obese pituitary case"	REP	Aug 2012	#85
My sympathy was growing until I read that.	aikoaiko	Aug 2012	#117
She doesn't give a shit about anybody else's kid but hers. That much is clear.	TwilightGardener	Aug 2012	#119
Her Frigidaire sized kid should be eligible for junior varsity	Warpy	Aug 2012	#34
We had a 135lb limit when we were 12yo too... I don't see what makes Elijah an exception.	OneTenthofOnePercent	Aug 2012	#36
Only 12 years old...wow, wait till he gets into highschool!	AsahinaKimi	Aug 2012	#37
He doesn't look terribly obese at all	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#43
I hope so...	cyberswede	Aug 2012	#46
makes you wonder if this kid is	AsahinaKimi	Aug 2012	#50
Mom looks as if she would benefit from Weight Watchers...	WorseBeforeBetter	Aug 2012	#59
i agree, and he may grow another 12" in height!	frylock	Aug 2012	#60
This good looking kid is solid	Horse with no Name	Aug 2012	#88
The kid is unique and he ought to take advantage of it.	Kaleva	Aug 2012	#91
No doubt they are being contacted	Horse with no Name	Aug 2012	#94
skilled player?	TorchTheWitch	Aug 2012	#106
I'm sure they were being sensitive to his feelings by NOT weighing him in front of the group	nobodyspecial	Aug 2012	#38
Agree	cyberswede	Aug 2012	#47
ummm take a look at the pic upthread, because this kid isn't what i would refer to as fat	frylock	Aug 2012	#61
Cripes, there are college players much smaller than that.	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#39
I have coached youth football for the last 7 years	Teamster Jeff	Aug 2012	#40
I remember well the weight restriction when I played PeeWee football	DontTreadOnMe	Aug 2012	#41
I understand his desire to play, but I wouldn't let an average-sized son of mine	gollygee	Aug 2012	#48
I wonder if	sabbat hunter	Aug 2012	#51
Excellent point. At the rate that young man is growing	hifiguy	Aug 2012	#52
People of unusual height (whether short or tall) are often prone to having coronary problems	eridani	Aug 2012	#136
Bottom line: Would you want him playing against your average sized kid?	proud2BlibKansan	Aug 2012	#55
Sorry. This kid could potentially KILL someone. Bump him into a higher bracket.	democrat_patriot	Aug 2012	#57
He could cripple an average size kid by tackling them. There are rules for reasons.	appleannie1	Aug 2012	#58
I will tell you one thing	Missycim	Aug 2012	#65
or the next Shaquille O'Neil	WooWooWoo	Aug 2012	#71
btw, here's a pic of that kid playing football	WooWooWoo	Aug 2012	#72
RIP Manute Bol	Capt. Obvious	Aug 2012	#115
Why doesn't he just try out for the middle school team? n/t	tammywammy	Aug 2012	#67
i have a large son	dembotoz	Aug 2012	#74
Common sense----- Thomas Paine.	orpupilofnature57	Aug 2012	#76
I'm sure the local varsity high school coaches will be keeping an eye on him	bluestateguy	Aug 2012	#77
The picture doesn't look like fat camp to me, more like a weightlifting program to tone up	TheKentuckian	Aug 2012	#87
Interesting, our kids played travel hockey, never football.	tritsofme	Aug 2012	#80
He should be directed to a private league instantly. Where he'd be welcomed	riderinthestorm	Aug 2012	#82
If you know anything about football, this large slow moving kid will be nothing but an impediment	cherokeeprogressive	Aug 2012	#84
Did you see the photo of him? He doesn't look slow at all!	REP	Aug 2012	#86
Mom isn't necessarily being an ass--read post 88. n/t	Horse with no Name	Aug 2012	#89
Agree with the points; still think she's doing it in an assy way :-)	REP	Aug 2012	#92
If she didn't, she wouldn't get the publicity.	Horse with no Name	Aug 2012	#96
Could be! Though with a kid that size ... !	REP	Aug 2012	#98
LOL. No doubt!	Horse with no Name	Aug 2012	#101
The Washington Redskins signed Andre the Giant to an NFL contract.	cherokeeprogressive	Aug 2012	#90
Andre the Giant had acromegaly, a pretty severe disorder	REP	Aug 2012	#93
Why would "large" = "slowmoving"	eridani	Aug 2012	#137
You can't have a child that size going against much smaller children	Marrah_G	Aug 2012	#97
he should have had a gun	fascisthunter	Aug 2012	#100
Dad gave me a shotgun when I was 11 yrs old.	GreenStormCloud	Aug 2012	#111
I was the biggest kid in my class in the fourth grade. I was over the weight limit	brewens	Aug 2012	#102
Mrs. Earnheart, your kid has 80 pounds on Marshawn Lynch	jmowreader	Aug 2012	#107
Must have been a fun birth.	Union Scribe	Aug 2012	#108
That's too bad.	raouldukelives	Aug 2012	#110
He isn't a PeeWee. N/T	GreenStormCloud	Aug 2012	#113
"exceeds the 135-pound limit for seventh-graders"	alphafemale	Aug 2012	#118
I don't know why everyone is assuming he is slow and clumsy.	Are_grits_groceries	Aug 2012	#120
Happens all the time in CT	bigwillq	Aug 2012	#122
What part of "A 300-lb 12 year could likely kill an average 12 year old"	Drahthaardogs	Aug 2012	#131
I say get him to New York City in case we have an alien wormhole open up over Stark Tower	Orrex	Aug 2012	#139
I played Little Loop football and had to make weight each week	belcffub	Aug 2012	#141
Wow, He could just walk down the field with the football.	ErikJ	Aug 2012	#144

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