One of the biggest issues in youth football is the developing mentality that playing to hurt is playing to win. It is not a good way to play or to even develop as a person. I have heard many mention how they cannot be soft on the field, or say things such as “I have no friends on the field” and although true, there are no friends in competition, but there is respect. Teaching children that respecting their opponent does not mean that they are not playing hard is where it all starts. It not just makes the game better, but it also teaches children beyond football, to think, and that goals can be achieved without trying to put on a macho persona to recreate what some coach told them when they were young would allow them to be successful in their