the weight of history can t be our excuse. i have said that i feel these issues very, very personally. the challenges we face it s personal. we can see through the eyes of our fellow new yorkers. all we want, all of us together, is to know that everyone would be kept safe. that s what it comes down to. particularly that our young people who are learning life s lessons will be safe while they go through that process of maturing. it s what every parent yearns for is that their children get to go through their childhood
don t want to play. the whole point is they have fun at the end of the day. these kids that are being coached are not going pro. so, the truth is, these kids are learning life experiences they re going to carry with them. at the end of the day, it s having fun and working together. again, that makes a lot of sense to people who are watching. lisa, do you agree with that, as well? is that the objective for you? absolutely. we, we are there because colby loves to play football. he s playing with his friends. he s not coming with the intention of getting a full-ride scholarship ten years from now. that s not why we re out there and the true spirit of the players hasn t come across yet in the friday night tykes series. we re there for our child. we re there for the other parents and the team. this is a community effort, not just about pushing our kid or the term bullying was used, which i really dislike. the bullying, i don t think is accurate for our coaches. our coaches love these
to get a kid to perform. you do not need to rule with intimidation. and frankly, it s demoralizing for kids, and then they don t want to play. and the whole point is that they have fun at the end of the day. because, look, these kids that being coached, they re not going to go pro. you ll be lucky if you get one pro kid out of one of these organizations, okay? so the truth is, these kids are learning life experiences they re going to carry with them. and at the end of the day, it s having fun and learning how to work together. again, that makes a lot of sense. i think the people that are watching, lisa, do you agree with that, as well? is that the objective for you? absolutely. we are there because colby loves to play football. he s playing with his friends. he s not coming with the attention intention of getting a full-ride scholarship, you know, ten years from now. that s not why we re out there. and the true spirit of the players hasn t come across yet in the friday night tik