Caz's Mites team made the Super Bowl. One would think that this a slam dunk, happy occasion. However, not so here. This was the most bittersweet event of all time.
This Super Bowl was a lot of "never seen". I have never seen a youth football team arrive in a team bus with a police escort (the opposing Hanson team). I have never seen an opponent whose closest game all season was a 30-8 win (against Caz's team, the second game of the season). I have never seen that same team run it up against another team because of something that allegedly happened during a high school game between the two towns. I have never seen a Super Bowl playing field in such terrible condition. I have never seen kids in tears after winning a Super Bowl, because they were 9 years old and never stepped foot on the field the entire game.
That is right. Of a 36 player roster, 12 kids saw the field. Is that the cost of winning a title? Is that cost acceptable for 9 year old. Is that cost acceptable for most ages? How does this escape the notice of the coaches? It didn't escape the notice of the parents. There were a lot of upset kids and angry parents after this game. Unfortunately, another example of what is wrong with American youth sports.
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