Hmmmm...
So... were these weights like,
carved from stone,
like on the Flintstones?

yes, sir

I can imagine
all those Atown boys lookin like Alley Oop.
That guy was huge!

But could he run?

Here is the problem some kids do need size. If you have a small team the problem comes in when you have to play teams that are bigger than you and you can't gang tackle every time. On that not you need to take your offseason to the weight room get some meat on the bones and teach them how to eat properly to get the right weight and not fat. That is what the offseason is for to take that time to build on things you lack in. Then you can thow crossfit in the mix. But if you have a team that is big already just some good old country boys raised on the farm and eating a cow and a bushel of potatoes a weak then crossfit will work good for you. In that you are cutting fat and building the muscle but you also have to throw in the speed drills on both ways that you go. In 6-man footwork is the key to speed and quickness that seperates teams.

Actually,
that's quite a large list.

We started off with just a guy
begging for some weights
for the infant stages of a program.

You suggest,
that you need some big guys,
and they must eat right,
and they must have good footwork,
and be fast and quick.

Pretty sure he'll need more than just a few weights for that.
jus sayin'

So which one is it?
Big guys or fast guys?
or
Both?

They don't have to be huge, just need a little weight. Lets say that you have a team and you average 160lbs for your players, you are going to do really good against a team that averages 130lbs. That is what I am talking about putting in the work in the offseason to get there if you already have it and it came natural to you then you don't have to spend as much time in the weight room. You don't have to have kids that are 195 plus but would help you to have kids that average the bigger teams. I say footwork because there is a difference between speed and quickness, that is why I love ladder drills and cone work trust me it helps.

I've seen that proven. My son is not fast by any definition, but Coach Hinkson has trained him to be quick from his stance and to read the play.

Thank you!

Plus,
and I know we have no way of controlling this,
but we are talking about 6man,
If I did have a team of 160# players,
and 4 of them
(heck even 2 of them)
ran a sub 4.5 sec. 40
I wouldn't care how big your guys were.
In fact,
I would prefer playing all your olympic powerlifters.
I would fear your ranch boys who bring in the hay all summer.

Dont confuse track fast with football fast dog; or you might be scratching your head wondering why you are losing

There's no talking to dogface when he gets on his weight training - conditioning rants.

He thinks the answer to every question is to buy a Susan Powter video and Jane Fonda lycra tights.

I guess this is another area where
some folks could make it harder than it needs to be.
Dopey me.
I thought fast was just fast.

Fast does not, and never has, equal quick.

Learn the difference, lycra-boy.