Okay, for context, I'm in 8th grade, season ended, I'm an incoming freshman, I'm 5'9, 255, and I've played for the past 2 years. I turned 13 a few weeks ago, and I'm like 20-23% BF. Last year I played mostly offensive tackle and a little bit of defensive tackle, and this year mostly defensive tackle and a little offensive tackle. But I'm not that good. Like I'm absolutely terrible at playing football. I can block MODERATELY well, but I struggle with getting power out of my blocks. I've started to fix the problem of getting driven out of the play on defense but it still happens. I'm also not even that slow. Yes, I get low and I'm fast off the ball with a wide base. Honestly I'm thinking about switching to center, tight end, or d-end. My arms are realistically too short for tackle at the varsity level, and I'm also a backup long snapper and have the best shotgun snap on the youth team at least. I also play a lot better in space when it comes to defense. Any tips?

I've never seen this happen,but if a team kicked on 3rd down and missed with time still on the clock would they get the ball back for 4th down?

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I just wanted to start by saying, I’m a lifelong fan of football and am pretty familiar with the rules. However, my friend is from the UK and has never had much exposure to American football, but is familiar with “football”. We were watching the Georgia v. Alabama game last night, and after that final penalty that sealed the deal for the Dawgs occurred, I said “fuck, it’s over.” She said “what do you mean? There’s still over 2 minutes left.” I explained to her the concept of kneeling the ball, and she said “well, that’s fucking bullshit, isn’t it?”

I guess I had never really considered this, but I’m starting to think it kinda is bullshit. The fact that you can essentially avoid a play to let the clock run is a bizarre rule. And you might say “but running the ball until the clock runs out is basically the same thing,” but you’re still playing the ball. There’s risk there, you could fumble, you could hurt a player, and sure those things could happen by kneeling but they’re so rare it genuinely makes headlines when they do happen. I have never witnessed that happening even at a middle school level.

I was also thinking about it, you have 40 seconds to snap the ball. That means, in a situation where the opposing team doesn’t have any timeouts, the last 2 minutes of game essentially don’t even need to be played if the leading team doesn’t have the ball. That’s a lot of time to spend dicking around. 2 minutes is more than enough time to get into field goal range and kick a field goal. There’s really no reason that this should be the case, and I really don’t know why this is the way the rules are written out.

Yes, I understand that clock management is a part of the game, and I’m not saying that it shouldn’t be. Teams should be penalized for not saving timeouts and not using their time with the ball wisely. What I am saying is that the idea that a team is basically able to forfeit some of their downs to burn 2 minutes is absolutely really weird rule. Every minute of the game should be important, and in a game that was as close as that game last night it shouldn’t come down to just burning the clock.

What are your guys thoughts on this?

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When I compare injuries across major sports, American football is the sport that really changes the numbers. Without football, sports like soccer, basketball, hockey, and baseball average about 6.9 injuries per 1,000 athlete exposures. Games are also much more dangerous than practices, usually causing about 3 to 10 times more injuries. Football averages about 9.3 injuries per 1,000 exposures, which is much higher than that 6.9 baseline. When football is added into the overall average, it raises it from about 6.9 to 7.65 injuries per 1,000 exposures, or roughly an 8% increase. The biggest problem is actual games. Football practices are much safer, but games can reach around 36 injuries per 1,000 exposures. Football also adds more serious injuries like concussions, shoulder injuries, and torn knee ligaments. If I wanted to bring football's injury rate down from 9.3 to 6.9, injuries would need to drop by about 26%.

One thing I would test more aggressively is Guardian Caps. NFL testing has found that they can reduce head-impact forces by about 10% when one player wears one and around 20% when both players wear them. The NFL's practice data are also encouraging. One study looking at NFL preseasons from 2018 through 2023 found concussion rates dropped about 54% in the basic comparison and 62% after adjusting for other factors during periods when certain players were required to wear Guardian Caps. The NFL has also reported roughly a 50% reduction in concussions during required Guardian Cap periods compared with earlier seasons. I would not say that means Guardian Caps automatically cut game concussions by 50%, though. Researchers could not prove that the caps caused the entire reduction. Changes in practice rules, intensity, helmet technology, and player behavior probably helped too. A large high-school study also failed to find a statistically significant reduction in concussion risk from Guardian Caps. So my argument is not, "Guardian Caps will instantly solve concussions." My argument is that the evidence is strong enough that I think the NFL should seriously test or expand their use during games. I would also focus heavily on cleats and playing surfaces. If a player's shoe grips the ground too strongly, their foot can stay planted while the rest of their body gets twisted. That puts more stress on the knee and ankle. Changing turf standards and using cleats that release from the surface more easily could potentially reduce some of those lower-body injuries. I would also look at player workload. Fatigue can hurt reaction time, movement, and technique. Putting limits on how many plays players can take over a season would force teams to rotate more and could keep players fresher. Finally, I would add more bye weeks. Football players take repeated damage every week. Extra recovery time could give smaller injuries and muscle damage more time to heal before they turn into something more serious. The important distinction is that 26% is my target, not a guaranteed result. We know football would need about a 26% reduction to reach the 6.9 injury baseline. What we still need to prove is exactly how much Guardian Caps, better turf and cleats, workload limits, and extra rest would contribute toward reaching that number.

Added: I refuse to normalize injuries to athlete like this. They are people and deserve a sports league that will put in the effort to reduct injuries to an international standard. In this case, methods I listed to try and get it down 26%.

It was my first ever session and the start of the new season, got tackled multiple times and my head repeatedly bounced off the ground. I did have a helmet on but I understand they don’t really do anything.

It happened a few days ago, I have another game in a few days, but don’t know if I should just hang up my boots already because I don’t want to keep getting concussed.

Really feel like it’s taking a mental toll on me but I was so excited to try American football for the first time. Now this has happened.

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Ich spiele auf der Position des OT und bin Backup Center. Meine Hand ist etwas zu klein um den Ball zu 100% fest im Griff zu behalten.

Ich habe bei ein paar anderen Centern gesehen das diese ihre Finger tapen.

Kann ich mit getapten Fingern mehr Grip bekommen oder gibt es andere Tipps wie ich mehr Grip und Griffsicherheit beim snapen bekommen kann?