My husband has coached Major and Senior tackle football in this league for 6 seasons now. Communication and organization is NOT getting better like another review states. Most of the staff is rude and not very helpful, also as other reviews have stated. Perhaps the other sports have better coordinators, but the guy in charge of Tackle Football has no clue how to run an organization and the coordinators are horrible. You wait forever for returned phone calls or emails, that is if you get one.\r
The people running NYS do not seem like the kids are what matters. For tackle football they tell you how important it is that kids are weighed properly before each game for safety reasons. They are quick to tell you that a kid cannot play that week because he is .8oz. over weight, however when it is convenient for them, they throw their own rules out the window. \r
We played a game last season where the person in charge of weigh ins was also the coach for the team we were up against. Ironically enough that week the scale did not work so none of the kids were weighed. Doesnt seem right that a coach would also be in charge of what the organization states is ""so critical"" so they do not get sued. We have played several games where weigh in procedures have not been followed. Last week the guy doing weigh ins didnt even check the roster. In Senior League you are playing against established H.S. football teams sometimes. When you have H.S. teams up against teams who have not necessarilly been in tact for more than the three weeks they give you to practice before the first game, it doesnt seem right that rosters are not checked to make sure that kids are of age and weigh less than the limit. Seems they dont practice what they preach\r
Oh, and the refs......dont even get me started. Some are good dont get me wrong, but more of them are rude and half dont know or just dont follow the rules of football. One ref even told one of our players not to worry if the other team was holding because our team sucked anyway. They allow dirty play from teams that obviously coach their kids to be dirty and that is really sad for those coaches who are trying to teach the kids right. \r
I could go on and on about our experiences but the bottom line is we are done with this league. We gave them the benefit of the doubt for way too long. Find another league for football if you want your kid to be safe.\r
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Pros: frustrstion
Cons: more frustration
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