Shouldn’t my son wait until middle school to begin playing tackle football?
No. If your son waits until middle school to begin playing tackle football, he will be at a huge disadvantage. Most successful middle school players learned to play to football at the Pop Warner level. Boys who try out for a middle school team without any tackle football experience have a difficult time competing with their peers who have Pop Warner experience. In addition, because of the large number of middle school players, middle school coaches often have very little time to teach beginners the fundamentals of tackle football.
