Eight year old kids in full pads is ridiculous - the helmets are so big that every hit is helmet to helmet. Their arms barely extend past the helmet, so how are

Eight year old kids in full pads is ridiculous - the helmets are so big that every hit is helmet to helmet. Their arms barely extend past the helmet, so how are they supposed to wrap up? I used to see drills like this all the time, and wonder why, considering that the kids couldn't execute basic run, pass and catch drills: http://guyism.com/sports/nasty-pee-wee-football-helmet-to-helmet-hit.html http://guyism.com/sports/nasty-pee-wee-football-helmet-to-he...