TrainNut played his first full series of downs tonight, please post a beat up coin for him!

claychaser

TrainNut, my 11 year old YN, is in his rookie year of middle school football. He is a 6th grader on an 8-man football team of 6-7-8th graders.

Our team fielded 15 players today, and played a much larger school that also played 29 kids, including 9th graders. The result was predictable - we got mercy'd out in the 4th quarter.

This was the first game TrainNut got to play defense (on the line) for a couple of series of downs, and he is pretty black and blue tonight. So, please post a beat up and cool old coin for him!

MidLifeCrisis

Here's one I used to own...it's a little beat up.

adamlaneus

One beat-up coin:


One cool old coin, also a little beat up:

Swampboy

airplanenut

EvilEmpire

8-man football? THAT'S a hell of a game. My son plays college ball, was a 4 year starter in H.S. (captain his senior year), playing D-tackle......plenty of bruises, fractures, etc, so the black and blues/beatings, well, get used to it dad, as he's only 11, and if he sticks with it, the bigger/older he gets, the bigger the bruises/beatings become....not just the ones he gets, but the ones he gives! Being in 6th grade, playing against 9th graders, well, the difference in size/strength is comparable to a H.S. team squaring off against a college team. Takes alot of cajones for an 11 year old to go head to head with a 14 year old, so BIG props for his having 'no fear'! Be proud, as I am sure you are, of every down he plays, as the years FLY by.

HOWEVER, 8-man ball? I only encountered that in Texas (watched a game when I was there about 10 years ago), and heard rumors (don't know factually) that it's also played a bit in Montana and surrounding areas. Not knowing where you hail from, I can only assume it's one of the areas I mentioned. Congrats....even though they got 'mercy ruled', playing against bigger/older kids is going to be a big advantage for him (as well as the other 14 kids) in the years to come. Geez, 15 kids for 8 man....insanity!! But, I bet it makes for a great game to watch.

No beat-up coins, but just had to relay my thoughts......your son is on the fast track to manhood, as well as on his way to being too big to tell him what to do...lol


P.S. The school system must be financially sound, as those Riddell Revolution helmets aren't cheap, but they ARE the best out there. Also, if he inquires about a visor (as I am sure the J.V. and varsity team use the Revolution, and visors do cut down on 'fingers in the eye', which is quite common for D-linemen), they are a b*tch to attach to those Revolution cages. There are ways, without the hardware.....just a little F.Y.I. for future referrence.

NHSBaseball

Tell TrainNut to stay low, keep his butt down and his head up...

I've been on the receiving end of some of those "mercy rule" type games, myself. Don't worry, better days will come. Tell TN to keep working hard and how proud you are of him, and he'll be the better for it.

Go get em next time!

Here's one that took a beating:

claychaser

Thanks for all the posts so far. TrainNut has a couple of good black and blue marks on his arms. He will be back on the boards Saturday, so if anyone else has any beat up coins, please post 'em!

EvilEmpire

Tell him to remember that chicks dig scars, black & blues, etc......makes it a little more bearable! LOL

rgCoinGuy

And some black and blue

TrainNut

thanks to all who replyed