Officials Ban 11-Year-Old Demias Jimerson From Scoring Touchdowns
October 01, 2011
At 11 years old, Demias Jimerson is a sixth-grade football star. "Star" meaning, he's so good that officials made it illegal for him to score any more touchdowns.
Principal Bryant from Wilson Intermediate School in Arkansas said that "if he gets his hands on the ball...he'll score." What is wrong with that? What is the point of playing a competitive sport? Apparently, school officials feel that by Jimerson "running" the game, the other fifth and sixth-graders feel inferior and left out. That's a valid argument, however, how does that affect Demias? Since when does limiting one's self define success in regards to a competition? According to Mrs. Bryant the rule is there to help the other players develop as well, and it was never implemented in hopes of punishing young Jimerson.
The rule states that if Demias has scored three touchdowns and his team is leading by at least 14 points then he's prohibited from scoring another touchdown. So does this mean that teams will just let him score three times to get him out of the game and then really start playing? It's simply ridiculous. Why isn't there a rule that allows him to play up a grade level?
The truly outrageous part about all this is actually really humbling: Demias Jimerson says that he is alright with all this and that he understands; however, he's still "kind of shocked" to hear that he had to do it. In an interview with Fox News he said that "I'm gonna run hard and bring our team to victory," adding, "but God always comes first, before anything, and grades second."
Luckily, for Jimerson, his fans, and anyone else upset about the "Madre Hill Rule," it only affects players up to sixth grade. Next year the game is on and as time proves: other teams better be careful because '12' year old football star Demias Jimerson is coming.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Demias Jimerson, 11, Penalized for Being “Too Good”
Demias Jimerson, 11, Penalized for Being “Too Good”
Can a 11-year-old boy really be “too good” at football?
After watching Demias Jimerson, a sixth grader playing in Arkansas’ Wilson Intermediate Football League, Terri Bryant, the league’s commissioner, says yes.
Following a seven-touchdown performance by Jimerson in a recent game, his league revived an old rule which essentially “tames” the young athlete’s talents, by preventing him from scoring a touchdown if he has already scored three times and his team leads by 14 or more points.
The re-instituted bylaw, known as the “Madre Hill rule,” is named after former University of Arkansas star and Oakland Raider Madre Hill, who, like Jimerson, played youth football in the Malvern, Ark., area.
In his youth Hill proved so adept at getting the ball into the end zone whenever he touched it that the WIFL came up with the rule to try and keep scores from getting too out of hand.
In Demias’ case, the rule is being enforced to help the other fifth and sixth graders on the field develop as football players too, not to punish young Jimerson, says commissioner Bryant.
“The other players on both teams, 21 are just left sort of, this is all Demias,” she said. “So that’s why the Madre Hill Rule has been implemented.”
While most kids (and their parents) would throw a literal fit, if faced with a similar circumstance, Jimerson took the news of the rule like a champ.
“I got, kinda got shocked because I didn’t know that was gonna happen, but it did,” said Jimerson. Adding, “I’m ok with it. I’m gonna run hard and bring our team to victory, but God always comes first, before anything, and grades second.”
Can a 11-year-old boy really be “too good” at football?
After watching Demias Jimerson, a sixth grader playing in Arkansas’ Wilson Intermediate Football League, Terri Bryant, the league’s commissioner, says yes.
Following a seven-touchdown performance by Jimerson in a recent game, his league revived an old rule which essentially “tames” the young athlete’s talents, by preventing him from scoring a touchdown if he has already scored three times and his team leads by 14 or more points.
The re-instituted bylaw, known as the “Madre Hill rule,” is named after former University of Arkansas star and Oakland Raider Madre Hill, who, like Jimerson, played youth football in the Malvern, Ark., area.
In his youth Hill proved so adept at getting the ball into the end zone whenever he touched it that the WIFL came up with the rule to try and keep scores from getting too out of hand.
In Demias’ case, the rule is being enforced to help the other fifth and sixth graders on the field develop as football players too, not to punish young Jimerson, says commissioner Bryant.
“The other players on both teams, 21 are just left sort of, this is all Demias,” she said. “So that’s why the Madre Hill Rule has been implemented.”
While most kids (and their parents) would throw a literal fit, if faced with a similar circumstance, Jimerson took the news of the rule like a champ.
“I got, kinda got shocked because I didn’t know that was gonna happen, but it did,” said Jimerson. Adding, “I’m ok with it. I’m gonna run hard and bring our team to victory, but God always comes first, before anything, and grades second.”
Youth league institutes TD limit to hold back 11-year-old
Youth league institutes TD limit to hold back 11-year-old
Cameron Smith - September 30, 2011
Usually we try to celebrate great young athletes and their prodigious potential. In Arkansas, one youth football league is instituting a dramatic rule to hold back its brightest star, all in an attempt to level the playing field for other competitors.
According to Arkansas Fox affiliate Fox 16, 11-year-old Demias Jimerson has emerged as such a dominant running back that the Wilson Intermediate Football League he plays in has reinstated a bylaw called the "Madre Hill rule," which bars him from scoring a touchdown if he has already scored three times and his team has a lead of 14 points or more .
The rule is named after former University of Arkansas star and Oakland Raider Madre Hill , who, like Jimerson, played youth football in the Malvern, Ark., area. Hill proved so adept at getting the ball into the end zone whenever he touched it that the WIFL came up with the rule to try and keep scores from getting too out of hand.
Now it has brought the same statute back for Jimerson, saying that the rule isn't meant to punish him, but rather to ensure that the other 21 players on the field stay involved .
"The other players on both teams, 21 are just left sort of, this is all Demias," WIFL commissioner Terri Bryant, who is also Jimerson's Intermediate School principal, told Fox 16. "So that's why the Madre Hill Rule has been implemented.
"[Jimerson] is going to score almost every time he touches the ball."
It turns out that Bryant's assessment of Jimerson's talent is only a slight exaggeration. In one of the two games the sixth-grader played before the Madre Hill rule was implemented, he scored an incredible seven touchdowns .
For his part, Jimerson said he's OK with the ruling, though he was surprised when it was first implemented. He also knows that when he becomes a seventh-grader in 2012 no limits will be applicable , so it will be impossible to penalize him for scoring too much.
"I got, kinda got shocked because I didn't know that was gonna happen, but it did," said Jimerson. Adding, "I'm ok with it."
Given his current production with a bizarre rule holding him back, the prospect of Demias Jimerson "unleashed" should be a terrifying prospect for any future opponents, both in the WIFL and across the state.
Cameron Smith - September 30, 2011
Usually we try to celebrate great young athletes and their prodigious potential. In Arkansas, one youth football league is instituting a dramatic rule to hold back its brightest star, all in an attempt to level the playing field for other competitors.
According to Arkansas Fox affiliate Fox 16, 11-year-old Demias Jimerson has emerged as such a dominant running back that the Wilson Intermediate Football League he plays in has reinstated a bylaw called the "Madre Hill rule," which bars him from scoring a touchdown if he has already scored three times and his team has a lead of 14 points or more .
The rule is named after former University of Arkansas star and Oakland Raider Madre Hill , who, like Jimerson, played youth football in the Malvern, Ark., area. Hill proved so adept at getting the ball into the end zone whenever he touched it that the WIFL came up with the rule to try and keep scores from getting too out of hand.
Now it has brought the same statute back for Jimerson, saying that the rule isn't meant to punish him, but rather to ensure that the other 21 players on the field stay involved .
"The other players on both teams, 21 are just left sort of, this is all Demias," WIFL commissioner Terri Bryant, who is also Jimerson's Intermediate School principal, told Fox 16. "So that's why the Madre Hill Rule has been implemented.
"[Jimerson] is going to score almost every time he touches the ball."
It turns out that Bryant's assessment of Jimerson's talent is only a slight exaggeration. In one of the two games the sixth-grader played before the Madre Hill rule was implemented, he scored an incredible seven touchdowns .
For his part, Jimerson said he's OK with the ruling, though he was surprised when it was first implemented. He also knows that when he becomes a seventh-grader in 2012 no limits will be applicable , so it will be impossible to penalize him for scoring too much.
"I got, kinda got shocked because I didn't know that was gonna happen, but it did," said Jimerson. Adding, "I'm ok with it."
Given his current production with a bizarre rule holding him back, the prospect of Demias Jimerson "unleashed" should be a terrifying prospect for any future opponents, both in the WIFL and across the state.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Pop Warner Coach Sells Cocaine During Practice
Pop Warner Football Coach Sells Cocaine During Practice
Buffalo Pop Warner youth football coach Eric Humphrey was arrested for selling cocaine during team practices while running a drug ring. Police said he made cocaine deals in a parking lot while his team practiced on a nearby field. Humphrey coached the midget division team (for 11 to 14-year-olds) of the Buffalo Ravens.
Humphrey and five other men, three of them his relatives, where arrested this week on felony drug-conspiracy charges. Authorities say agents found more than $120,000 in cash in Humphrey’s bedroom.
Humphrey’s team was one win away from advancing to the National Pop Warner Championships at Disney World this past season.
Police said they found a pound of powdered cocaine, 4.5 ounces of crack cocaine and 21 kilogram-sized cocaine wrappers in a “stash house” operated by Humphrey on the East Side.
Buffalo Pop Warner youth football coach Eric Humphrey was arrested for selling cocaine during team practices while running a drug ring. Police said he made cocaine deals in a parking lot while his team practiced on a nearby field. Humphrey coached the midget division team (for 11 to 14-year-olds) of the Buffalo Ravens.
Humphrey and five other men, three of them his relatives, where arrested this week on felony drug-conspiracy charges. Authorities say agents found more than $120,000 in cash in Humphrey’s bedroom.
Humphrey’s team was one win away from advancing to the National Pop Warner Championships at Disney World this past season.
Police said they found a pound of powdered cocaine, 4.5 ounces of crack cocaine and 21 kilogram-sized cocaine wrappers in a “stash house” operated by Humphrey on the East Side.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Pop Warner football coach arrested
Pop Warner football coach arrestedDecember 07, 2000
by Tariq Malik
HUNTINGTON BEACH -- A youth football coach has been stripped of his responsibilities after facing drunk-driving and willful child-endangerment charges in connection with a car accident he and three of his team members were in last week in route to a weekend competition in the town of Needles near the Arizona border.
Barrett Brown, a 35-year-old Pee Wee coach for the city's Pop Warner football chapter, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol after his 1995 Isuzu Rodeo overturned on a rural highway at 6:15 p.m. Friday, five miles outside the California city, authorities said.
Brown's attorney was unable to comment on the case Wednesday due to its preliminary nature.
A Cypress resident, Brown was carrying three boys between 11 and 12 years old destined for a postseason consolation game Saturday in Laughlin, Nev. None of the boys, nor Brown, were seriously hurt in the accident.
"The boys were all wearing their seat belts," said Officer Bill Haney, spokesman for the California Highway Patrol. "Oddly enough, Brown was the only person not wearing one."
Brown and the boys suffered bruises and scratches, and were treated at Needles Desert Communities Hospital and released that day.
Officials with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said Brown was jailed over the weekend in lieu of $1,053 bail for drunk driving, and $100,000 on the willful child-endangerment charge.
San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Joseph R. Brisco, of the Needles office, dropped Brown's cruelty to children bail down to $15,000 in a Tuesday arraignment hearing, where the Cypress man pleaded not guilty to all charges, court officials said.
Brown posted bail Wednesday morning, and is due back to the Needles courtroom for a pretrial hearing Dec. 19.
San Bernardino County Deputy Dist. Atty. Mauri Braun said Brown faces a maximum of five years in jail if convicted, one for each of the child endangerment charges, as well as one year for causing injury while under the influence of alcohol, and another for having a blood-alcohol level above the state's cap of 0.08%.
"This is an abominable situation and our thoughts and concerns go out to boys and their families," said Steven Sherman, president of Huntington Beach Pop Warner. "It's amazing that no one was seriously hurt ... we were very lucky."
At least one of the boys, he added, slipped out of his seat belt and was thrown through the window of the sport utility vehicle after the glass had popped out.
For the past two years, Brown has coached football for boys age 12 years old and younger in the Pop Warner organization, and was representing the city chapter's six team leaders on the agency's board of directors before the accident.
"Obviously, he has been removed both as coach and as a representative," Sherman said, adding that all coaching positions in Pop Warner are voluntary, and until now, Brown has shown himself to be a fair and compassionate team leader.
Pop Warner officials said the city's chapter has zero tolerance for alcohol use, and Brown "broke every rule."
Brown's team was one of five city teams traveling to play in the Saturday football games. His three young passengers were not able to participate, though one was able to attend the competition to cheer teammates on, chapter officials said.
by Tariq Malik
HUNTINGTON BEACH -- A youth football coach has been stripped of his responsibilities after facing drunk-driving and willful child-endangerment charges in connection with a car accident he and three of his team members were in last week in route to a weekend competition in the town of Needles near the Arizona border.
Barrett Brown, a 35-year-old Pee Wee coach for the city's Pop Warner football chapter, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol after his 1995 Isuzu Rodeo overturned on a rural highway at 6:15 p.m. Friday, five miles outside the California city, authorities said.
Brown's attorney was unable to comment on the case Wednesday due to its preliminary nature.
A Cypress resident, Brown was carrying three boys between 11 and 12 years old destined for a postseason consolation game Saturday in Laughlin, Nev. None of the boys, nor Brown, were seriously hurt in the accident.
"The boys were all wearing their seat belts," said Officer Bill Haney, spokesman for the California Highway Patrol. "Oddly enough, Brown was the only person not wearing one."
Brown and the boys suffered bruises and scratches, and were treated at Needles Desert Communities Hospital and released that day.
Officials with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said Brown was jailed over the weekend in lieu of $1,053 bail for drunk driving, and $100,000 on the willful child-endangerment charge.
San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Joseph R. Brisco, of the Needles office, dropped Brown's cruelty to children bail down to $15,000 in a Tuesday arraignment hearing, where the Cypress man pleaded not guilty to all charges, court officials said.
Brown posted bail Wednesday morning, and is due back to the Needles courtroom for a pretrial hearing Dec. 19.
San Bernardino County Deputy Dist. Atty. Mauri Braun said Brown faces a maximum of five years in jail if convicted, one for each of the child endangerment charges, as well as one year for causing injury while under the influence of alcohol, and another for having a blood-alcohol level above the state's cap of 0.08%.
"This is an abominable situation and our thoughts and concerns go out to boys and their families," said Steven Sherman, president of Huntington Beach Pop Warner. "It's amazing that no one was seriously hurt ... we were very lucky."
At least one of the boys, he added, slipped out of his seat belt and was thrown through the window of the sport utility vehicle after the glass had popped out.
For the past two years, Brown has coached football for boys age 12 years old and younger in the Pop Warner organization, and was representing the city chapter's six team leaders on the agency's board of directors before the accident.
"Obviously, he has been removed both as coach and as a representative," Sherman said, adding that all coaching positions in Pop Warner are voluntary, and until now, Brown has shown himself to be a fair and compassionate team leader.
Pop Warner officials said the city's chapter has zero tolerance for alcohol use, and Brown "broke every rule."
Brown's team was one of five city teams traveling to play in the Saturday football games. His three young passengers were not able to participate, though one was able to attend the competition to cheer teammates on, chapter officials said.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Pop Warner Coach Arrested On Child Porn Charges
Waltham Coach Arrested On Child Porn Charges BOSTON (WBZ) A Waltham youth coach has been arrested and arraigned on charges of child pornography and distributing material of a child in a sexual act.
James Aucoin, 46, has been involved as a Boy Scout leader and as a coach in both Waltham Pop Warner and North Waltham Little League, the Middlesex District Attorney Office said Friday.
Police arrested Aucoin after New Hampshire police conducted an undercover online sting in which an officer posed as a 14-year-old boy. Police said during online conversations, Aucoin sent child pornographic images and videos to the undercover officer who he believed was a 14-year-old boy.
While serving a search warrant on April 1, police said they found numerous images of child porn on his computer.
A judge set Aucoin's bail at $2,000. Should he post bail, the judge set strict rules for him to follow, including that he have no contact with kids 18 years old or younger, no computer access, and he must be placed on a GPS bracelet.
Aucoin has also been ordered to sever all associations with with North Waltham Baseball, Waltham Pop Warner and the Boy Scouts.
James Aucoin, 46, has been involved as a Boy Scout leader and as a coach in both Waltham Pop Warner and North Waltham Little League, the Middlesex District Attorney Office said Friday.
Police arrested Aucoin after New Hampshire police conducted an undercover online sting in which an officer posed as a 14-year-old boy. Police said during online conversations, Aucoin sent child pornographic images and videos to the undercover officer who he believed was a 14-year-old boy.
While serving a search warrant on April 1, police said they found numerous images of child porn on his computer.
A judge set Aucoin's bail at $2,000. Should he post bail, the judge set strict rules for him to follow, including that he have no contact with kids 18 years old or younger, no computer access, and he must be placed on a GPS bracelet.
Aucoin has also been ordered to sever all associations with with North Waltham Baseball, Waltham Pop Warner and the Boy Scouts.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Pop Warner Executive Fails to Win Election!
CITY OF FULLERTON
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting
City Council Chamber
Monday, June 13, 2011
6:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Stanford called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
FLAG SALUTE
Commissioner Levinson led the flag salute.
ROLL CALL
Present: Scott Hayes, Barry Levinson, Kirk San Roman, Scott Stanford, and Carl Van Gorden
Absent: Kathleen Shanfield
Staff: Parks and Recreation Interim Director Wes Morgan; Parks and Recreation Managers Hugo Curiel and Dannielle Mauk; Events Specialist Ashley Glass; Building and Facilities Superintendent Lyman Otley; and Landscape Superintendent Dennis Quinlivan.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
CONSENT ITEMS (Items 1 - 3)
1. MINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION MAY 9, 2011 COMMISSION MEETING
Commissioner Scott Hayes noted a typographical error on page 5. The name “Jimbo Wright” is incorrectly spelled “Jumbo Wright”.
Commissioner Van Gorden MADE A MOTION and Commissioner Hayes SECONDED the motion to approve the Minutes of the Parks and Recreation May 9, 2011 Commission Meeting with the correction noted.
AYES: Hayes, Levinson, San Roman, Stanford, Van Gorden
NOES: None
ABSENT: Shanfield
The MOTION PASSED 5-0.
"Jumbo Wright"...priceless.
6. ELECTION OF PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION OFFICERS
Interim Director Morgan introduced the item, and described the nominating and election process. Chair Stanford opened the floor to nominations for Parks and Recreation Commission Chair. Commissioner Hayes nominated Chair Stanford to continue as Chair. Chair Stanford called for the vote: Commissioner Hayes, Levinson, San Roman, Stanford, and Van Gorden voted for Chair Stanford to continue as the Parks and Recreation Commission Chair. As this was a majority of the Commission, Chair Stanford was elected to continue as the Parks and Recreation Commission Chair.
Chair Stanford then called for nominations for Vice Chair for the Parks and Recreation Commission. Commissioner Hayes and Vice Chair Shanfield were nominated. Vice Chair Shanfield was elected with a 3-2 vote to continue as the Parks and Recreation Commission Vice Chair.
Awwww...no VP, I mean, Vice Chair for Pop Warner VP Scott Hayes. That's got to hurt. Right Hayes?
"BEWARE THE MAN DRUNK WITH AMBITION." Although it is not currently known how drunk one can be at a middle management desk job for UPS.
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting
City Council Chamber
Monday, June 13, 2011
6:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Stanford called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
FLAG SALUTE
Commissioner Levinson led the flag salute.
ROLL CALL
Present: Scott Hayes, Barry Levinson, Kirk San Roman, Scott Stanford, and Carl Van Gorden
Absent: Kathleen Shanfield
Staff: Parks and Recreation Interim Director Wes Morgan; Parks and Recreation Managers Hugo Curiel and Dannielle Mauk; Events Specialist Ashley Glass; Building and Facilities Superintendent Lyman Otley; and Landscape Superintendent Dennis Quinlivan.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
CONSENT ITEMS (Items 1 - 3)
1. MINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION MAY 9, 2011 COMMISSION MEETING
Commissioner Scott Hayes noted a typographical error on page 5. The name “Jimbo Wright” is incorrectly spelled “Jumbo Wright”.
Commissioner Van Gorden MADE A MOTION and Commissioner Hayes SECONDED the motion to approve the Minutes of the Parks and Recreation May 9, 2011 Commission Meeting with the correction noted.
AYES: Hayes, Levinson, San Roman, Stanford, Van Gorden
NOES: None
ABSENT: Shanfield
The MOTION PASSED 5-0.
"Jumbo Wright"...priceless.
6. ELECTION OF PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION OFFICERS
Interim Director Morgan introduced the item, and described the nominating and election process. Chair Stanford opened the floor to nominations for Parks and Recreation Commission Chair. Commissioner Hayes nominated Chair Stanford to continue as Chair. Chair Stanford called for the vote: Commissioner Hayes, Levinson, San Roman, Stanford, and Van Gorden voted for Chair Stanford to continue as the Parks and Recreation Commission Chair. As this was a majority of the Commission, Chair Stanford was elected to continue as the Parks and Recreation Commission Chair.
Chair Stanford then called for nominations for Vice Chair for the Parks and Recreation Commission. Commissioner Hayes and Vice Chair Shanfield were nominated. Vice Chair Shanfield was elected with a 3-2 vote to continue as the Parks and Recreation Commission Vice Chair.
Awwww...no VP, I mean, Vice Chair for Pop Warner VP Scott Hayes. That's got to hurt. Right Hayes?
"BEWARE THE MAN DRUNK WITH AMBITION." Although it is not currently known how drunk one can be at a middle management desk job for UPS.
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