And Kevin, "us Americans" would never use "takeaway" for food--it's takeout! I haven't heard "takeaway" used here; we still call it a "tackle". But I'm not surprised at that local usage, since in American football when you "tackle" a player he ends up on the ground. No doubt the coach wanted to make sure his kids didn't get the wrong idea and end up with a red card!

Aloha,
Mark

(Just for clarification, in AYSO we don't generally "give cards" (caution or send off) for players under the age of 12.)