Youth Football

Youth Football is already a fairly controversial subject, but the new series 'Friday Night Tykes' will raise a few more red flags.

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Sam Gordon is 8 years old, and she is probably the best player in her youth football league.

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A youth football coach from a middle school in Southfield, MI broke a 13-year-old’s collarbone with a hard hit during practice.

The coach called it a "tackle drill" when he threw on a helmet and picked kids to try and get him down.

The coach had his assistant film him running full speed into the 13 year old players, and catching him breaking one of their collar bones.

Alex Androsuk is the boy who was injured in the clip, and what he says that the coach told him is shocking.

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Two Chicago area youth football teams were getting ready for their game with the usual routine of stretching, until the refs didn't show up on time.  That's when the dance off started.

The teams are made up of mostly 11 and 12 year old kids, and both teams were ready to play.  Once the coaches realized that the referees were not going to show up on time, they tried to keep their teams busy by running drills.

It worked for a little bit, until the 'Cha-Cha Slide' started to play over the fields PA system.  That's when the kids decided to take things into their own hands.

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Demias Jimerson was asked by his schools principal to limit his touchdowns to three per game.

Sounds crazy right?  Why in the world would anyone want to limit how well a young athlete can do?

The problem is the fact that 11-year-old Jimerson could score every time he touches the ball.  This isn't the case of an overconfident athlete, it's a fact that Demias Jimerson is so good that he has to limit his scoring.

Check out how they are trying to make the game competitive for everyone below.

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