Parents Accuse Snoop Dogg Of Pee Wee Football Sabotage

[Lucien]

It's the biggest scandal to hit Southern California Pee Wee football since, well, ever. Some parents in Los Angeles are accusing Snoop Dogg of using his fame and a tricked-out team bus to lure players to his new football league, which is threatening to wipe out decades of youth football history in the area.

The peeved parents claim that because of Snoop's star power, the once mighty Rowland High School football program in Rowland Heights, California has dwindled, shrinking from nine squads of 5-14 year olds to just three, while its formerly sturdy cheerleading squad has atrophied from 80 girls to just nine, according to a Los Angeles Times report.

"I'm mad at Coach Snoop," 10-year-old Rowland player Xavier Bernal said. "He was so cool; he told me to play my heart out and to play everything I've got. But now I just want to ask him, why did he take all our players?"

Two years ago, when his sons were of age to join the team, Snoop volunteered to be the Rowland Raiders' "daddy coach," earning headlines around the world for his role as the squad's offensive coordinator. Last year, the star allure of the rapper's presence on the field as both offensive and defensive coordinator helped him recruit star players from all over the area to join the team, which was undefeated under the guidance of its quarterback, Snoop's older son.

But when he broke off from the Orange County Junior All-American Football Conference last month to form his own conference (see "Commissioner Snoop Has Big Plans For Youth Football League"), the Rowland team suffered, as did the Long Beach and Compton teams.

According to disgruntled parents and kids, the rapper, who is an alum of his hometown's Long Beach Poly Junior Jackrabbits, lured players to his new Snoop Youth Football League conference with gifts and the promise of riding on a team bus that is tricked out with TVs for watching game tape and a bumping stereo that pumped out his old team's theme song, "Drop It Like It's Hot."

Now, as the rapper has made noise about expanding the league beyond its first eight Southern California teams, frustrated parents and coaches — who admit that Snoop was very generous as a coach, lavishing gifts like new letterman jackets and jerseys and scooters on his players — are accusing him of sabotage and spreading misinformation. Snoop's camp has denied the allegations, saying his new league will do a better job serving the cash-strapped urban youth, many of whom couldn't afford the $175 per child league fees and might otherwise fall victim to gangs and drugs. "We should make it that easy to be involved in football and academics," Snoop said. (Representatives told the paper that they never turn away kids who can't afford the fees.)

So, Snoop started his own league, with a $100 fee for the first child from each family, half price for any others, with cleats and pads included.

Several parents and coaches said the rapper's heavy recruitment has hurt local schools, threatening their football programs, including that of the Junior Jackrabbits, who may have to fold after the upcoming season.

Undaunted, Snoop is forging ahead with his league, staging a benefit concert to raise money for it on August 25 at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ice Cube. He has also signed up such corporate sponsors as cell phone provider Amp'd Mobile, and is starring in the movie "Coach Snoop." And, not that it's much consolation to them now, but his Rowland Raiders team from last year will soon have their own video game.

— Gil Kaufman

MTV.COM

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fuck them. 

[WestCoasta]

yea I saw that shit in the L.A. Times today, stupid shit, he's just tryin to have these kids have fun, and these dumb people think he's actually got a plan or some shit to take them away from the school football or sabotage or some dumb theory

he's just droppin $ and lettin these kids have a good experience, tryin to keep em away from bad shit..... people gotta complain about everything 

[PLANT]

I dont understand why people would complain about this.  Its not very often a HipHop star is giving back to his community and doing positive things.  Good for Snoop.  Fuck the haters

[Tha G In Deee]

I dont understand why people would complain about this. Its not very often a HipHop star is giving back to his community and doing positive things. Good for Snoop. Fuck the haters

^Exactly, he's just trying to help tha city youth out, so big ups to Snoop...

[Wicked977]

I dont understand why people would complain about this. Its not very often a HipHop star is giving back to his community and doing positive things. Good for Snoop. Fuck the haters

^Exactly, he's just trying to help tha city youth out, so big ups to Snoop...

[The Predator]

They could make a case out of his drug taking though. Like Tray Dee said Snoop coaches his kids whilst he high. The parents and thier representers could start a gang of shit about snoop and his marijuana taking, promotion..and him being a crack dealing ex-convict working with kids could turn against him.

I think some muthafuckas are just jealous and they see snoops plans messing with thier own personal interests.

[WestCoasta]

^^^ well maybe, but you're a pussy ass parent if you think that RIGHT NOW Snoop Dogg himself would do anything to your kids to harm them or shit like that 

come on, if you were a parent and worrying "well he did drugs and went to jail" you're a fuckin wuss, like he's gonna do anything to the kids on his team while he's the coach and there are probably cameras around the field

[Croyd]

Yeah, sounds like Snoop is making it cheaper for the families to have some fun.  People are never happy...damned if you do, damned if you don't.

-Croyd

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fuck them.

[Trauma-san]

This is bullshit.  My boss teaches girls softball, and the same thing happens there.  Parents BITCH.

They ALWAYS have something to bitch about.  It's not surprising to me that they're bitching about Snoop's coaching.  No parent is ever happy with any coach, and they will find something to bitch about when it comes down to anybody. 

[Don Seer]

coz they're jealous kids look up and respect snoop more than they do them...

[Lucien]

coz they're jealous kids look up and respect snoop more than they do them...

exactly

[Diggfinger]

Long as those suckas dont accuse him of child abuse I dont really care

[Westcoastin']

so what if their football teams are losing players to snoop's league? the kids are still playing

i like how they interview that 10 yr old to try to make it look like snoop is stealing all the kids for his own team