Quote Originally Posted by sapdad View Post
Ok so i assume so of this was directed at me.Just to clarify,i was talking about a kid who I rate but worry about some technique issues (part of his development).The harsh lesson i talked about was getting to grade and refs pulling him up on things hed been doing for 4 years. The harsh lesson will be cards and possible suspensions for things no one had an issue with for 4 years.I put that back on coaches who should be helping avoid that.I agree with your overall point about singling out kids regarding cheap shots its far from an issue in the program so anything isolated should be dealt with at club level not here.So the smaller issue is the player which yes i could have not used as an example, but the bigger discussion point was coaches letting things creep into the games in the name of winning at the expense of doing the best thing for the kids development.
Exactly the original post this discussion started from was singling out the jaffas club and broader issues not a player. It was just a point of reference as it wasn’t a bad tackle that was singled out it was his behaviour overall that would have lead to the post and it’s a repeated pattern which the club and coaches need to work with.

The aim I would hope is to regardless of opponent to play good football, develop skills and develop more importantly these kids as people. This is where the Jaffas are letting down this age group and have done for years