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feeder football program could be just what the doctor ordered to help improve the quality of RCHS football.
“We spend a lot of time teaching the basics that a lot of teams we play take for granted,” Coach Williams said. “If we had a feeder program, our kids would already have the knowledge and we could focus on teaching systems and techniques.”
One of the concerns that has been raised has been whether or not Rappahannock County could attract enough kids to start a youth football league.
Last November, Hitt sent out a recreational sports survey asking parents of children ages 1113, which sports their children would like to see offered in the county. Of the 56 boys to respond, 31 boys wanted football. That was more than basketball, baseball, and soccer received.
Evan and Dylan Hitt said that most of the boys in their classmates would love to play football, but they don’t have access to travel outside the county.
“I wish there was a team here so that I could play with all my friends, “ 11-year-old Evan Hitt said. “I think that more boys would play if we had a league closer to home.”
Several opinions on the establishment of a youth football league have been floated around the county in recent months.
Amy Hitt would like to see a youth football league for kids 513 years of age. Her idea is to have four different age groups - a five- and six-year-old flag football division, a seven- and eightyear-old tackle football division, a nine- and ten-year-old tackle football division, and a tackle football division for kids ages 1113. She believes that Rappahannock County would have enough interest to field two teams per age group and then they could play against other leagues from
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