New Jersey high schools...new rule

[79COUG]

Seems as though the state of New Jersey has now limited all hs teams to 15 minutes of full contact practice a week.
I completely disagree with this. How are those kids going to learn how to tackle at full speed for 2 hours on a Friday night with only 15 minutes of full speed hitting a week?

 

[SDCoug]

My thoughts exactly. This is taking something that’s already troubling and making it worse. Haven’t they ever heard of the Law of Unintended Consequences?

 

[random soul]

There's going to be more and more of this kind of thing

 

[BiggsCoug]

Good grief. Jersy is soft.

 

[79COUG]

It's like limiting the amount of time a kid can spend behind the wheel before he's got his license and wheeling down I90 at 70.

 

[cr8zyncalif]

Is that 15 minutes per week, or 15 minutes per practice?

 

[79COUG]

Is that 15 minutes per week, or 15 minutes per practice?

Per WEEK

 

[ATACFD]

Seems as though the state of New Jersey has now limited all hs teams to 15 minutes of full contact practice a week.
I completely disagree with this. How are those kids going to learn how to tackle at full speed for 2 hours on a Friday night with only 15 minutes of full speed hitting a week?

Ridiculous. That's only going to cause MORE injuries during games.

 

[BiggsCoug]

I spoke with a buddy of mine that coaches in Jersey. He said it sucks. Would like to see them enforce it.

NJ doesnt have huge enrollments. If a HS gets to 1,000 kids they start building another school lol

For perspective, Bergen Co at one time had like 60+ high schools playing football. They would need an army of people to monitor every practice at every school.

 

[metprof]

Just be thankful we have govt. bureaucrats and politicians looking out for our kids. It's not like it's OUR responsibility or anything.....

 

[Coug90]

Seems as though the state of New Jersey has now limited all hs teams to 15 minutes of full contact practice a week.
I completely disagree with this. How are those kids going to learn how to tackle at full speed for 2 hours on a Friday night with only 15 minutes of full speed hitting a week?

The dipshits coming up with this crap have never played football, practiced football, probably barely have thrown a football. Ludicrous.

 

[moxeecoug]

Not surprised such laws are coming out of New Jersey. They are nothing more then a nanny state where common sense does not apply with some of the draconian laws they have passed. Visited there and never would want to back there much less live there.