Nate just started football for the first time - and its even tackle even tho he is only 8. Seems there was a team up in Edmond that decided they wanted their boys to play tackle, so they signed them up and will be playing 9 and 10 year olds. Well, that is the team that called Nate back when I was trying to get him signed up. Nate said he was all for it and off we went.
Well, he is enjoying it, but getting knocked on his ass is still a bit of an adjustment, even with all the pads. But, its that way with most of the kids on the team. They have lost both of their first couple of games by the virtue of the magic 40 point run rule, so they are a bit bummed, but they still get out there and have fun and will be much better by the end of the season.
Its the coaches that are a bit intense. This is def one of "those" teams. Which is fine, I have just never actually been on one of those. I am pretty sure that the coaches took the first coupla losses much harder than the kids. But, at least they don't take it out on the kids, they just let them have fun, while still running them thru drills and stuff.
I'll be putting some pics up on flickr soon, too, because he is a tough Pirates Football player and you just have to see it.
Posted by thatothrgirl at August 26, 2005 11:30 PM