I coached high school in South Carolina - just one year though. My experience in Hurricane is that there is way WAY too much emphasis on high school football. I can see the need in college, but even there practices are limited. In high school (at least in my town) there is no end to the 110% devotion and dedication they expect out of teenage boys, who also have a life to live outside football. And it starts too early, in my opinion. Little kids who's heads can barely support a helmet are playing games where potential injuries can affect the rest of their lives. Probably a lot of Dad's reading this who want their son to be the next Steve Young and will disagree with me. But, at the high school level - just back off. My gosh, it's only a game.