What do you think of 7 on 7?

[Lord Vader]

Is this a good tool for kids and great exposure, or are we witnessing nothing more than the football version of basketball's shady AAU?

 

[bbdude]

Not a big fan of it, I can tell you that much. Real football players play real footBall! Touch football is for youth...

 

[Lord Vader]

Lot of shady cats around there

 

[Coach_B]

It serves it's purpose but I can live without it. I think there is a segment of the population that is trying to turn it into an AAU style thing, but as long as there are no pads, it will not get out of hand.

 

[MGAR]

Don't like the direction it's heading.

Also I feel "real" coaches should be involved more if they choose to be.

This year Adidas jumped in and "donated" uniforms. College Station was plain because of that this season. Black and White, those were the uniforms.

Next thing you know, Five Hour Energy drinks will pony up more money and instead of QB having four seconds they will insist it's changed to five seconds..

Saying that, I actually enjoy watching 7on7 games. Fast paced, high scoring.. gives players extra practice against someone else.

 

[Coach_B]

As a coach, I see benefits from it. I won't ever take my teams to State or National Tournaments because I see no real benefits.

I hate AAU with so much passion I won't let my son play AAU basketball even though he has been offered several times.

I do know that former Leander HS head football coach Steve Gideon started a Football Academy in the Austin area and he was trying to put together travel 7 on 7 teams made up of different players from different high schools. That I don't like.

I agree that the coaches should be able to be involved with their teams during the summer which should help stem the tide. I lie that TAPPS allows their coaches to do that during the summer.