"They shouldn't have shown that. It's just nasty," he said.

But tough practices aren't surprising to Chandon. The competitiveness of the league and the discipline taught by the coaches is what he loves about Outlaw football. It's what was missing for him when he joined a local football team and quickly quit to return to the Outlaws.

"When I play a game and do well, I get hyper and want to play more," Chandon said.

While the documentary focused on tough coaches, Chandon's coach, Brian Burleson, said not all coaches behaved like the ones featured in the episode.

"A lot of reality TV shows they show in today's society make a mockery of the people," Burleson said. "Thus far, they've made a mockery of a few coaches."

The coaches in his league have high expectations of their players, but Burleson said he disagreed with some of the language used on the show, specifically talk of ripping heads off and making other players bleed, as was heard in the trailers for the show.

Jazzlyn Webb, Chandon's mother, who drove him back to San Antonio for each game during the past season, said her son's experience in the Texas Youth Football Association has not been as disturbing as what was shown on TV.

To make up for the practices he misses, the 9-year-old guard, linebacker and defensive end does his own conditioning during P.E. at school and has a routine of sit-ups, push-ups and cardio he does at home with his brothers.

With that kind of dedication and an ability to learn quickly, Burleson, who has been coaching football for 11 years, expects to see him playing in college.

Chandon has the same vision for the future. He once autographed a football for his coach and told him it would one day be worth a lot of money.