14-year-old Evan Ferguson

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My point = coaches know.
It's not about whether they're able to play ability wise or physically at that point in terms of size and stature. It's about where they are at in their physical and emotional development.
 

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The lad legally can't have sex yet he can receive a two footed, studs up slide tackle from a 6'5 Ghanaian brute. It's the hunger games this. Mental.
 

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It's not about whether they're able to play ability wise or physically at that point in terms of size and stature. It's about where they are at in their physical and emotional development.
Right.

Injuries and fractures to kids at this formative stage is dangerous. The bones are still lengthening and any serious leg injuries could have serious repercussions on their normal growth patterns.
 

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The lad legally can't have sex yet he can receive a two footed, studs up slide tackle from a 6'5 Ghanaian brute. It's the hunger games this. Mental.
ffs