VIOLENCE IN YOUTH SPORTS It’s a beautiful fall day. There is a touch of autumn in the air and the azure sky contrasts the dark green grass of the peewee football field. Children line up in a mock exhibition of an NFL pro game. Signals are called and the ball is clumsily hiked and soon fumbled. The opposing team picks up the ball and runs the entire 50-yard length of the field. The referee …showed first 75 words of 1847 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1847 total…mishaps, and may decide the game. The answers are there but the first need is to identify the problem and know there must be some action taken before it gets out of hand. Let those kids on their peewee football team fumble all they want. The key is remember that it is only a game, only kids at play. We can teach them the joy of the sport or the ugliness of grown up rage. .