Kill him, kill him

ow many times have you heard from the rail that soprano voice yelling at the top of her lungs, "Kill him, kill him!" Maybe you turn and take a look — and see some four-foot-eight inch mother spitting venomous words toward her son’s opponent. Does that behavior start in the youth leagues with encouragement from the parents?

As we said in Part I, football is a game of strength and controlled violence. Players get bigger and stronger every year as they use nutrition and weight training to give them the ability to overpower their opponent with superior strength and power. (Of course, their opponents are using the same techniques.) Go to any successful football program from the high school level and up: You’ll find a weight room and chances are you will find players working out throughout the year, not just during the football season. Recently, a high school coach commented on what he looks for in a tight end: 6’2", 240 pounds, capable of benching 360. That is an example of the strength these players can and do possess.

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