Community supports young soccer player after concerns about his height

• Kenneth Robinson is a lineman for his theme park youth soccer team, the Sea Hawks.
• He is the tallest boy on his soccer team.
• One parent expressed concerns about his inclusion on the team due to his size
• Watch the video to see how the community gets behind him

TRANSCRIPT:

His mother, Jolene Robinson, calls him a protector.

Robinson: “They call him Michael Oher from The Blind Side. He’s really cute. He is a protector. He will protect you at all costs and that is his job.”

Kenneth is 9 years old, 275 pounds and 5 feet 7 inches tall. Over the weekend, his mother saw a post about her son on Facebook.

“So a mom decided she wanted to go online and called him out and wanted him taken out of the theme park and wanted him to stop playing soccer and she wanted him to move up a league.”

Robinson wrote a post in response to the post about her son, stating that he was a child and would not intentionally hurt anyone.

The original post has been removed.

Kenzie Krueger: How did the coaches and teammates react to that?

Robinson: “They have a hashtag called “We Stand with Kenneth” and I’m trying not to cry, but that makes you feel good as a parent because it’s hard when you watch these kids trying to play a sport “It can be really brutal to learn.”

Kenneth’s coaches and teammates stand behind him and show their support.

“He’s just a kid. This is for all kids, all sizes, tall, short, skinny, tall, whatever, it’s just for the kids to learn soccer and have fun.”

Coach Steven Johnson says kids who weigh over 105 pounds with pads play as linemen.

Coach Johnson: “That way they’re not running the ball and playing a 60-pound kid at linebacker, so they have to be on the line.”

It’s Kenneth’s first football season. His father, Kenneth Robinson, says he is proud of his son for getting involved and trying something new.

Kenneth Robinson: “He’s big and the potential is there.”

After all this, Kenneth’s mother says she wants all the children to feel included.

Kenzie Krueger: What have you learned from this so far?

Robinson: “That Wakulla actually stands behind its kids, Wakulla County really stands behind its kids and I love that about the small town atmosphere.”

The team still has one game until the playoffs. To support their team, here is the link to their site: