Unfair Football Costs
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Depending where you live makes a huge difference on how much it costs to play football in the upper valley. In fact, if you happen to live in Rigby the cost can be more than two or three times higher than someone who lives elsewhere. If you register your son to play in Rigby the cost will be $125 and that won’t even get you equipment! You have to write another check for $100 or you won’t get a helmet or shoulder pads! And why has the cost increased from $90 to $225 in one year? No one knows because it isn’t the parents right to know according to the people in charge. Just write the check(s) and shut up.
For years there has been no accounting for the costs of football all over the valley, that needs to change. The equipment and supplies belong to the communities that pay for them - and everyone who has ever written a check to the “old school” league should be able to see how their money is being spent. Not in Rigby. Ask for information in Rigby and not only will you be told “no”, you could be threatened verbally in a parking lot. Don’t think it hasn’t happened.
In fact, if you coached in the Pinnacle Youth Football league last spring the Director in Rigby won’t let you coach for the “old school” league. Why? Because evidently you have been banned by the leaders in Idaho Falls. Is that crazy? It’s a punishable offense to work with the youth in the spring? To help them improve? Become better players? Better men?
Here’s an idea; lets focus on the kids and put our egos aside. It doesn’t do our youth any good when adults act like they have IQs of about room temperature. We here at Pinnacle would never ban someone from coaching in our leagues because they coached for another league. Godfrey, how about we all grow up. It is about the youth right?
