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PeeWee PNG-Grey 36 - Beaumont 19

Beaumont team played much better this week... even though the score indicates otherwise..

Ok thanks.

Anyone know how tryouts went last night or how many 9U's tried out?

Buna was just one incident and yes Buna is in the LJF. They may have told them they could possibly play in Buna; however, I doubt that they'd want to stick around Buna until practice starts when they'd already have been home for 2 hours.

There were others that may not have been presented at that board.  One is attending school in Nederland which is also in STJFL and not sure where the others attend.

Hopefully, the rules/bylaws can be reviewed before next season and some changes made to help situations as these in the future.

I believe there are several 9U kids left.  Plus there are several 8U/9U that are playing on 10U teams cuz at one time there weren't alot of 9U teams looking for players.

How many kids are you looking for? Is this a team that is established already and looking for a few or a new team for 9U? Do you know who the coaches will be?

I wasn't trying to fight anything and don't feel my story necessarily lacks the whole truth. Just trying to understand how/why and maybe what it takes to get waivers/exceptions granted.

It did not affect me personally it affected friends.  It affected 7/8 year olds (PeeWee) that live in a district in which was allowed to participate based on elementary schools; however, they do not go to private school or home schooled but attend school in which their parents work (Buna, Nederland, Orange etc.) which is a different district from their address.  One did attend the proper school but his parent started working in another school district this fall; therefore, the children go to that school now but still live in the boundaries but had to withdraw since he no longer attended one of these schools.

Eligibility requirements that were given to these players prior to registration was as follows:

Who’s Eligible? Players (public, private, or home school) must be able to prove residence in the boundaries of these BISD schools: Amelia, Caldwood, Sallie Curtis, Regina Howell, Vincent and Marshall. Players must also be able to prove residence in the 77706 or 77707 zip codes. The rules, eligibility, and ages of the players are set by the hosting league in which WBBIFL is a member, the Southeast Texas Junior Football League.

These kids met these requirements of proof of residence in boundaries of 1 of the 4 elementary schools AND proof of residence in 06/07 zip codes. But were denied.  But, there are those that were allowed to play that can prove residence in boundary but not zip code... Also, those that are not zoned for these schools based on their residency but attend one of them so they are eligible as well.

There are those that the older siblings meet the Vincent/Marshall requirement AND Zip but the younger siblings are ineligible cuz they don't meet the elementary requirement and would have to wait till 11/12 yrs old to play...

All I am saying is that these kids weren't even offered the option of playing in the district for which they attended school cuz they were told that would be playing out of the district in which they resided. So, they couldn't play according to the above eligibility nor could they play where they attended school.

But, if I understand what you are saying is that they could have played in Buna, Nederland, PN, Orange etc for STJFL or LJF depending on the league that the school participated in which they attend. The board didn't give them that option.  No play was the only option provided.

I do not want to form a new association just trying to understand. My children have played in both LJF and STJFL and I'm not dragging down either one. It just seems unfair that of no fault of theirs they couldn't play cuz their parents chose not to send them to the school in which they were zoned nor private school nor have the feasibility to homeschool because they work outside of the district in which they live.  I felt that attending school elsewhere was no different than attending private school or being homeschooled as long as they met the same requirements as private/homeschooled kids. I also felt, as well as some others, that this was something that could have met a waiver or been considered for the exceptions/special considerations.

Just an opinion an I'm not trying to bash anyone or any organization.

No don't think so. They still practice separate. Someone said Kountze only had 13 and didn't have an option to combine so it isn't fair to combine Bmt either.

The STJFL Inc. is a non-profit youth based organization made up of communities both large and small from all over Southeast Texas. The primary goal of the STJFL is to provide all children of Southeast Texas an opportunity to participate in the Great American sport of Youth Football and Cheer. The STJFL emphasizes the value of discipline, team play, individual growth, self-confidence, and a commitment to learning. Come join or visit the STJFL for the experience of a lifetime.

If the primary goal is to provide all children of SETx an opportunity to participate then why were children denied the opportunity to participate?

It isn't PNG's fault for the score.  If the line doesn't block and the defense is on the qb before he has even backed away that is all on the offensive line not protecting their qb.  Same for defense if you don't get in there and tackle then they are going to run it in for a TD.  You can't watch the kid run by and then chase after him.  These kids are new and have never played before.  Some do not even want to be out there and are only there cuz their parents make them. It is tough for the coaches to teach these kids and if they don't pay attention then when they get out there they just stand there cuz they don't know what to do. One lines up on the wrong side everytime cuz he doesn't want to be there and he is just waiting for it to be over.  Beaumont is lucky to have 15-16 kids show up so that you can switch players out during a game and don't have to play the same 11 an entire game. It is hard to practice too when they don't all show up and especially if you can barely get 11 players there.

They had alot more kids that wanted to play but the board denied them the chance to play; therefore, you are stuck with some that want to and alot that really don't.  They have to work with what they have and change some strategies and hope they can make some improvements each week.  Hopefully, with 2 weeks before the next game they will improve and be able to make a difference against another PNG team.

It was on ESPN2.  California won 12-2 in 3-1/2 innings... Play China on Sunday.

PeeWee Correction: PNG-White 45 - 2 over Beaumont

PeeWee Correction: PNG-White 45 - 2 over Beaumont....

This is the one I have

Great game... Keep up the good work guys and take it all the way!!!

Look, I agree it was hot. But the kids can play football in that heat. As long as the coaches sub them sufficiently.

In some cases there aren't enough people on the team to sub sufficiently... We did lose but not complaining at that cuz we didn't play well enuf to win.  We weren't prepared for the heat with enuf water nor did our coaches utilize time outs sufficiently for the kids to rehydrate... They realize that and have taken those steps to make changes before the next game. Kids are use to playing outside and playing in baseball tourneys all weekend but they aren't on the field in full gear and they are in the dugout 1/2 an inning & can rehydrate.  My child had to play almost the entire game but didn't complain until after the game cuz he wasn't feeling just right but couldn't explain what was wrong he just wanted to go home....  He ended up without an appetite the rest of the weekend and couldn't get enuf to drink as well has having a fever up to 104°F... It was ugly for awhile but he is better now...  We are better prepared to handle the rest of the games to come even in the heat...

Longview 4

Nederland 4    btm 8

dbl for Carr

Schlett on 3rd no outs

Flag:

Bmt 19 - Vidor 13

PeeWee:

Bmt 7 - Vidor White 20

Good job to both teams.  And YES it was VERY HOT!!! Some kids had to play almost the entire game and you could tell the heat was getting to them and this was before Noon.... Sure hope we get a cool front for the rest of the season but it probably will not happen.

Beaumont should be able to hold its own its 1st yr and who knows may make the top 4.  Most if not all of the Sr boys should feed into West Brook for High School thru the public school system from Marshall or Vincent Middle School.  Even the Peewee team despite having maybe 14 players (hopefully they'll have at least 11 show up for the games cuz can hardly get that at practice).

nevermind... the Ford Park tourneys are now posted on Nations Tourney Schedule...

Does anyone know why the Fall Tourneys at Ford Park aren't listed on the Nations Website for Tournaments?

Great Job Guys...

West End LL - www.westendll.org - They have sign-ups for Fall Aug 26th/27th I think...  They have an 11-12 year old Major League Division...  Individuals can sign up or a league can bring a team if they do not have Fall Ball for that age group.  All the information is posted on the website.

I don't know about any of the other PeeWee teams but Bmt's PeeWee team is gonna have some tired 7-8 year old boys having to play offense/defense/special teams with only 3 on the sidelines each play (and that's if everyone shows up).  I guess we will get a taste of it with a scrimmage next week.  who knows....

GoneSouth - the rules/bylaws are one thing... Beaumont has 1 flag, 1 PeeWee, 2 Jr and 1 Sr team this season... The PeeWee team barely has enuf to have 11 on the field may have 3 kids sitting out each play every week..  They lost alot of 7-8 year old kids because they live in the 77706 zip code and they are zoned to the right school but because they aren't home schooled, private schooled or attend the school in which they are zoned because their parents teach outside of Beaumont so they take them to school with them in order not to have to pay for before/after school care the kids are being punished and aren't being allowed to play.  They aren't trying to play out of district they are trying to play in the district in which they live. I didn't read anything in the bylaws that said you can't play in the district in which you are zoned but these kids aren't allowed and their is not an alternate team for them to play in the league.